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Side Effects or Palliative Care or Symptoms  > Pain Management

Last update: 03/02/2008

Introduction | Resources & Research News

Pain can be a significant acute or chronic symptom that effects quality of life during or after treatment. Importantly, despite the availability of effective remedies, pain is often under-treated. 

It's important to communicate with you doctor about what your are feeling and what seems to be causing our discomfort. 

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Topic Queries on Pain: 
General | Government | Medscape | PubMed
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Investigational Treatment for Chronic Pain in 
Patients With Advanced Cancer ClinicalTrials.gov
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Talking about pain: How to Communicate More Effectively PAL

From CancerSupportiveCare.com

Pain
Types of Pain
Emotional Sources
Treatment Plan for Pain
Side Effects of Pain Medications
Myths about Narcotics and Cancer Pain Control
Supportive Techniques for Pain Control
Pain and Symptom Management Consultants

Recommended: 

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Symptoms Checklist PAL
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Talking about pain: How to Communicate about Pain More Effectively PAL
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Pain Assessment Card  ich.ucl.ac.uk PDF | PDF-Help
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Cancer Pain Treatments: Radiation and chemotherapy  CancerPain.org
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Conquering the Pain of Cancer MDACC PDF
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Integration of Behavioral and Relaxation Approaches Into the Treatment of Chronic Pain 
and Insomnia National Institutes of Health Technology Assessment Conference Statement
October 16-18, 1995 - WEB

Also see: 

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Palliative Care - Lymphomation.org
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Music eases pain and depression - healthology 

Compared to the control group, the music groups described a decrease in pain by 12 to 21 percent versus an increase of 1 to 2 percent. They also reported a decline in depression by 19 to 25 percent, and indicated they felt 9 to 18 percent less disabled and 5 to 8 percent more in charge of their pain. 
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Efficacy of intravenous magnesium in neuropathic pain.
Br J Anaesth. 2002 Nov;89(5):711-4. PMID: 12393768 - PubMed
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Efficacy of oxycodone in neuropathic pain: a randomized trial in postherpetic neuralgia.
Neurology. 1998 Jun;50(6):1837-41. PMID: 9633737 - PubMed
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Consequences and management of pain in herpes zoster.
J Infect Dis. 2002 Oct 15;186 Suppl 1:S83-90. Review. PMID: 12353192 - PubMed
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Opioids versus antidepressants in postherpetic neuralgia: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Neurology. 2002 Oct 8;59(7):1015-21. PMID: 12370455  - PubMed
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Bill of Rights for Cancer Pain - coninfo.nursing.uiowa.edu/
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Pain abstracts - Doctors Guide
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Anxiety and depression -  PAL
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Comprehensive pain management information - cancer-pain.org 
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Myths about pain management - childcancerpain.org
 
Disclaimer:  The information presented on Lymphomation.org is not intended to be a substitute for 
professional medical advice or to replace your relationship with a physician.
For all medical concerns,  you should always consult your doctor. 
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