Handling Pain While Dealing With Cancer
Title:
Handling Pain While Dealing With Cancer
Word Count:
518
Summary:
Cancer sometimes has a reputation for causing patients who have it a great deal of pain. This
Keywords:
pain relief
Article Body:
Cancer is associated with a lot of things. Grief, sadness, death, chemotherapy, baldness, and
things that have some sort of link to another. However, one thing that is prevalent, no matter
is pain. The fact is, cancer causes pain and, in some extreme cases, the therapy needed to put
causes its share of pain. While not everyone that has cancer requires regular doses of pain re
large segment of them that do. Just what is it about cancer, and some of the treatments for it
Cancer can cause pain by its very nature. As the core of the cancerous cells spreads, it begin
healthy cells around it. In some people, this process can have them reaching for pain relief d
others, it may not even register. Also, as the cancerous tumor grows in the body, it starts to
on whatever organs or systems are around it. Depending on the cancer, this can include muscles
brain. This pressure can also trigger a powerful pain response in a number of patients. Finall
number of chemicals that can cause the brain to register a pain response, though this is a tra
known cancers.
The medication for these problems generally does not wander very far from standard pain relief
commonly suggested medications are analgesics, such as aspirin or Tylenol. These drugs are rel
usually fine for most cancer patients, particularly if the tumor cells have gone into recessio
more potent is needed to provide the patient with pain relief, there are other options that a
moderate cases, some doctors will rely on low-strength opioids such as codeine, or non-steroid
such as ibuprofen. Finally, in the most drastic cases, high-intensity opioids can also be used
prescribed due to their highly addictive nature.
Some people might complain that they aren’t getting adequate medication or treatment for their
this might have to do with the knowledge of the doctor in charge. There are some doctors who d
patients, and are thus unaware of the problem. There are also some doctors who do not have the
properly treat pain. If that is the case, it is acceptable and advisable to ask that you be re
help with the problem. However, if the patient himself refuses or is reluctant to reveal that
doctor can do very little. It is best to remember that a doctor is only able to treat the prob
keeping him in the dark might do more harm than the illness itself.
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Handling Pain While Dealing With Cancer
Word Count:
518
Summary:
Cancer sometimes has a reputation for causing patients who have it a great deal of pain. This
Keywords:
pain relief
Article Body:
Cancer is associated with a lot of things. Grief, sadness, death, chemotherapy, baldness, and
things that have some sort of link to another. However, one thing that is prevalent, no matter
is pain. The fact is, cancer causes pain and, in some extreme cases, the therapy needed to put
causes its share of pain. While not everyone that has cancer requires regular doses of pain re
large segment of them that do. Just what is it about cancer, and some of the treatments for it
Cancer can cause pain by its very nature. As the core of the cancerous cells spreads, it begin
healthy cells around it. In some people, this process can have them reaching for pain relief d
others, it may not even register. Also, as the cancerous tumor grows in the body, it starts to
on whatever organs or systems are around it. Depending on the cancer, this can include muscles
brain. This pressure can also trigger a powerful pain response in a number of patients. Finall
number of chemicals that can cause the brain to register a pain response, though this is a tra
known cancers.
The medication for these problems generally does not wander very far from standard pain relief
commonly suggested medications are analgesics, such as aspirin or Tylenol. These drugs are rel
usually fine for most cancer patients, particularly if the tumor cells have gone into recessio
more potent is needed to provide the patient with pain relief, there are other options that a
moderate cases, some doctors will rely on low-strength opioids such as codeine, or non-steroid
such as ibuprofen. Finally, in the most drastic cases, high-intensity opioids can also be used
prescribed due to their highly addictive nature.
Some people might complain that they aren’t getting adequate medication or treatment for their
this might have to do with the knowledge of the doctor in charge. There are some doctors who d
patients, and are thus unaware of the problem. There are also some doctors who do not have the
properly treat pain. If that is the case, it is acceptable and advisable to ask that you be re
help with the problem. However, if the patient himself refuses or is reluctant to reveal that
doctor can do very little. It is best to remember that a doctor is only able to treat the prob
keeping him in the dark might do more harm than the illness itself.
This is a demo version of txt2pdf v.10.1
Developed by SANFACE Software http://www.sanface.com/
Available at http://www.sanface.com/txt2pdf.html