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The type of pain is indicative of the source of the pain. The character and intensity of cancer pain depend on-   Type of cancer Stage of cancer Therapy used to treat cancerApproximately 25-30% people with cancer complain of pain at the time of diagnosis, while every 1 out of 3 people undergoing cancer treatment experiences pain. The chance of experiencing cancer pain is higher in cases of advanced cancer or cancer that has spread or recurred. Cancer pain has two sources- Nociceptive pain refers to pain due to damage in a part of the body. This pain is usually felt as aching or pressure. Neuropathic (nerve) pain refers to pain caused due to damage of the nervous system. This pain is felt as a sharp shooting and stabbing sensation.The most common causes of cancer pain are the cancer itself and the treatment received to treat cancer. Any new pain or changing pain is often a sign of growing disease. Cancer pain affects the overall quality of life. However, with today's knowledge of cancer pain and the availability of pain-relieving therapies, most cancer pain can be lessened to the point where the patient can be comfortable.
Unfortunately cancer pain is often undertreated owing to the following factors- Doctor’s reluctance to specifically ask about pain or offer pain relief treatment. Patient’s own reluctance to speak up about pain. Fear of addiction to pain medications. Fear of side effects of pain medications.
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Latest Publication and Research on Cancer Pain - Updated on 04/18/2013.
Managing cancer pain. - Published by PubMed
Feasibility of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery as compared to open surgery for sigmoid colon cancer: a case-controlled study. - Published by PubMed
Complete response of 7 years' duration after chemoradiotherapy followed by gefitinib in a patient with intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma. - Published by PubMed
Bone scan findings of chest wall pain syndrome after stereotactic body radiation therapy: implications for the pathophysiology of the syndrome. - Published by PubMed
Spinal astrocytic activation contributes to mechanical allodynia in a rat chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain model. - Published by PubMed
Managing cancer pain. - Published by PubMed
Feasibility of hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery as compared to open surgery for sigmoid colon cancer: a case-controlled study. - Published by PubMed
Complete response of 7 years' duration after chemoradiotherapy followed by gefitinib in a patient with intramedullary spinal cord metastasis from lung adenocarcinoma. - Published by PubMed
Bone scan findings of chest wall pain syndrome after stereotactic body radiation therapy: implications for the pathophysiology of the syndrome. - Published by PubMed
Spinal astrocytic activation contributes to mechanical allodynia in a rat chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain model. - Published by PubMed
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Posted on: 12/01/2011 Heroin is abused in many forms by users worldwide. The most common abused forms are through smoking, sniffing or by injecting it. Through these methods Heroin is quickly transported to the brain and other parts of the body. Doctors use the drug to control chronic pain of different diseases. In the process of injecting there is use of a needle to take control of the drug directly into the bloodstream. Snorting is the process of inhaling heroin powder via one’s nose, where furthermore it is immersed into the bloodstream via the nasal tissues. Smoking again is highly perilous and the process takes place by inhaling heroin smoke into directly the lungs. All the following three methods of governing heroin will automatically guide one into the pathway of drug abuse and other severe health problems. These drugs cannot be acquired legally as these are prohibited. Information about such recreational drugs or stImulants can be gathered from the Internet using different Online websites like FindRxOnline which gives all the genuine information about such medicines and vendors.
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Posted on: 11/22/2011 mostly Cancer comes in any age groups[birth to death] and it doesnt comes only for drunked persons or smoking persons. Only due to their cells it comes is my view as iam a cancer patient and doesnt have any such habits. Pains will come mostly for the cancer patients who crosses the first stage of cancer |
