Cancer Pain Quiz
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Robin Schoenthaler, MD (Oncology)
Board certified radiation oncologist with over 30 years experience treating cancer patients. Senior physician advisor for expert medical options in adult oncology. Published award-winning essayist on medical and health issues and more.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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Aches all over my body
Easily tired
Fatigue that varies throughout the day
Symptoms worse at the end of the day
Tired/fatigued in the morning
Hands and arms get very tired when brushing teeth
Morning tiredness that somehow gets better through the day
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What is Cancer Pain?
Cancer pain occurs when cancer grows into or invades nearby bone and tissue. As the cancer expands, it can press on surrounding nerves, bones, and organs, causing pain. The tumor can also release chemicals that cause pain.
Typical Symptoms of Cancer Pain
Pain across the entire body
History of cancer
Pain worsens or improves when I change my posture
Pain when pressing down on the abdomen
Fatigue
Abdominal pain
Abdominal pain that worsens after meals
Nausea or vomiting
Doctor's Diagnostic Questionson Cancer Pain
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
Do you have body-wide pain?
Have you ever had cancer?
Does your pain intensity change when you switch postures?
Does pressing on your stomach cause severe pain?
Do you feel you fatigued?
Treatmentof Cancer Pain
There are many treatments for cancer pain and the patient should discuss their pain on a regular basis with their medical oncologist, palliative care doctor, or pain specialist. Treatments can range from over-the-counter pain relievers, to prescription pain relievers, to nerve pain drugs, to opioid-based prescription painkillers. Radiation can often relieve bone and nerve pain. Surgery is sometimes used. Sometimes devices can be placed in the spinal cord and elsewhere that directly change the way pain is felt. There are many modern options for cancer pain treatment.
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References
Magee D, Bachtold S, Brown M, Farquhar-Smith P. Cancer pain: where are we now? Pain Manag. 2019 Jan 1;9(1):63-79. doi: 10.2217/pmt-2018-0031. Epub 2018 Dec 5. PMID: 30516438.
https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/pmt-2018-0031
Fink RM, Gallagher E. Cancer Pain Assessment and Measurement. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2019 Jun;35(3):229-234. doi: 10.1016/j.soncn.2019.04.003. Epub 2019 Apr 26. PMID: 31036386.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S074920811930035X?via%3Dihub
Neufeld NJ, Elnahal SM, Alvarez RH. Cancer pain: a review of epidemiology, clinical quality and value impact. Future Oncol. 2017 Apr;13(9):833-841. doi: 10.2217/fon-2016-0423. Epub 2016 Nov 23. PMID: 27875910.
https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/fon-2016-0423
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Robin Schoenthaler, MD (Oncology)
Board certified radiation oncologist with over 30 years experience treating cancer patients. Senior physician advisor for expert medical options in adult oncology. Published award-winning essayist on medical and health issues and more.
Yoshinori Abe, MD (Internal Medicine)
Dr. Abe graduated from The University of Tokyo School of Medicine in 2015. He completed his residency at the Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Longevity Medical Center. He co-founded Ubie, Inc. in May 2017, where he currently serves as CEO & product owner at Ubie. Since December 2019, he has been a member of the Special Committee for Activation of Research in Emergency AI of the Japanese Association for Acute Medicine. | | Dr. Abe has been elected in the 2020 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia Healthcare & Science category.
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