Cancer pain : Coping with cancer and treatment
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Cancer pain
- Patient report should always be believed and accepted as primary source for pain assessment data
- Drug therapy should be used to control pain
- Inadequate pain assessment is single greatest barrier to effective cancer pain management
- Management of cancer pain
- Fear of addiction is unwarranted
- Numerous drug options for pain management
- Nonpharmacologic interventions, including relaxation therapy and imagery, can be used effectively
- Moderate to severe pain occurs in approximately 50% of patients who are receiving active treatment for their cancer and in 80% to 90% of patients with advanced cancer.
- It is essential to perform a comprehensive pain assessment on an ongoing basis and to enact a pain management plan that addresses both components of pain if they are present.
- Management of cancer pain
Coping with cancer and treatment
- Nursing assessment and support are key
- Pervasive anxiety and fear
- Fears of dependency
- Loss of control
- Family relationship stress
- Financial burden
- Fear of death
- Be available, especially during difficult times
- Exhibit caring
- Actively listen
- Provide symptom relief
- Provide accurate information
- Build trust
- Use touch
- Assist setting realistic goals
- Support usual lifestyle patterns
- Maintain hope
- Reassure of ongoing support
- Offer support from survivors
- Improvement in early detection and treatment
- > 14.5 million in the United States
- Pervasive anxiety and fear
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