Cancer Biology and Therapeutics

Cancer Pain Management

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Oncological management of any tumor, if it is only palliative, can result in a symbolic improvement in pain relief. Combining cancer treatments with Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological methods of pain control can result in optimum pain management. However, it should be recognized that oncological treatments themselves may induce continuous pain in some patients Cancer treatment includes loco regional treatments, either surgery or radiotherapy, and systemic therapy with chemotherapy, hormone therapy and biological modifiers.

Specific Pain problems in cancer patients: Skeletal pain, Localized external beam radiotherapy, Wide field external beam Radiotherapy, Radioisotope treatment, Chemotherapy and Hormone Therapy, Thoracic pain, Abdominal-pelvic pain, Headache