What statement about cancer pain is true?
a. Cancer pain has more than one cause.
b. All patients with cancer have severe pain.
c. Cancer pain is considered chronic rather than acute.
d. Opioids are the only class of pain drugs that reduce cancer pain.
ANS: A
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