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Pain Management

Integrative care options help pain management

May 29, 2012

The variety of options available to help patients manage their pain can improve quality of life during and after cancer treatment.
 

Minimally invasive esophagectomy reduces morbidity

Delicia Honen Yard May 18, 2012

Minimally invasive surgery for esophageal cancer may result in fewer lung infections and shorter hospitalizations than seen with open surgery.
 

Cancer pain often undertreated, especially among minorities

Delicia Honen Yard May 16, 2012

One-third of outpatients with breast, prostate, colon/rectum, or lung cancer were receiving insufficient pain treatment, particularly minorities.
 

Knowing versus understanding

May 01, 2012

Nurses anticipate a patient's need for pain meds. But understanding why a patient has no need for them may be difficult.
 

Opening the Door to Effective Pain Management: Getting the Facts and Getting Help

April 25, 2012

This fact sheet details how patients can effectively communicate about and manage cancer-related pain.
 

Opioids may spur tumor growth

Delicia Honen Yard April 20, 2012

Although opioid-based painkillers are a standard treatment for relieving cancer pain, they may actually contribute to disease progression.
 

Meditation techniques for cancer patients

April 04, 2012

The many benefits of meditation include reduce anxiety, ease pain, increase flexibility, and improve overall health. Although medication is not a cure, it may improve quality of life for patients with cancer.
 

Integrative care options

April 02, 2012

Various activities can help patients cope with cancer and its treatments. These techniques should not replace medical care, but they can enhance patients' quality of life.
 

Drug Relieves Opioid-Induced Constipation in Critically Ill

March 05, 2012

Methylnaltrexone improves bowel function compared with conventional rescue laxatives.
 

An exit strategy for opioid therapy

February 23, 2012

What exit strategy do you recommend for discontinuing opioid therapy?
 

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