Pain Management

Last update: 05/09/2013

Pain Topics
 
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Despite the availability of effective remedies, pain is often under-treated. 

Pain can result from the underlying lymphoma (or other medical conditions) or as a side effect of  treatments.  It can be short-lived and acute, or chronic. 

It's important to honestly report pain to your doctor, particularly when it's persistent and affects your quality of life, and when the cause is not known.

The characteristics, intensity, and duration of the pain you report can help your doctors to understand the possible causes and make judgments about the appropriate remedies. 

Some characteristics of pain:

aching, dull, sharp, bloating, numbing, shooting
burning, pressing, soreness, cramping, pressure, stabbing,
comes and goes, pulling, throbbing
constant, radiating, tightness, cutting, searing
 
Source: jointcommission.org pdf  

In the News:

	Pain - Annals Onc: Management of cancer pain: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines
	The Prepared Patient, When Pain Doesn't END

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Recommended Resources: 

Topic Search on pain as side effect of treatment:  PubMed

Investigational Treatment for Chronic Pain in Patients With Advanced Cancer ClinicalTrials.gov

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

	Cancer Pain Management - important NCCN updates
	American Pain Foundation: painfoundation.org/
	American Chronic Pain Association: theacpa.org/
	Bill of Rights for Cancer Pain coninfo.nursing.uiowa.edu/
	Cancer Pain Treatments: Radiation and chemotherapy  CancerPain.org
	Conquering the Pain of Cancer MDACC PDF
	Comprehensive pain management information cancer-pain.org
	In the Face of Pain: inthefaceofpain.com
	Anxiety and depression PAL
	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
	Myths about pain management childcancerpain.org
	Pain Assessment Card  ich.ucl.ac.uk PDF
	Talking about pain: How to Communicate More Effectively PAL
	Symptoms checklist PAL
	Talking about pain: How to Communicate about Pain More Effectively PAL

Also see: 

Palliative Care PAL

Resources & Research News

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Resources & Research News

	Acetaminophen and Liver Injury: Q & A for Consumers FDA.gov
	What You Should Know about Pain Management jointcommission.org pdf
	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.
	Efficacy of intravenous magnesium in neuropathic pain. Br J Anaesth. 2002 Nov;89(5):711-4. PMID: 12393768  PubMed
	Efficacy of oxycodone in neuropathic pain: a randomized trial in postherpetic neuralgia. Neurology. 1998 Jun;50(6):1837-41. PubMed
	Consequences and management of pain in herpes zoster. J Infect Dis. 2002 Oct 15;186 Suppl 1:S83-90. Review. PubMed
	Opioids versus antidepressants in postherpetic neuralgia: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial. Neurology. 2002 Oct 8;59(7):1015-21.   PubMed
	Pain abstracts Doctors Guide