Cancer Pain Control is a booklet for people who have pain from cancer or from its treatment. This booklet covers the types and causes of cancer pain, how to talk about your pain with your health care team, how to make your pain control plan work for you, pain control medicines and side effects, medicine tolerance, opioid addiction, additional ways to control pain, how having pain can affect your thoughts and feelings, and financial issues related to paying for pain medicines.
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What You Should Know About Treating Cancer Pain
Types and Causes of Cancer Pain
Talking About Your Pain
Your Pain Control Plan
Medicines To Treat Cancer Pain
Questions to ask your health care team about your pain medicine:
Medicine Tolerance and Addiction
Other Ways To Control Pain
Your Feelings and Pain
Financial Issues
Reflection
Resources
Pain Control Record
How to Use Imagery
Words To Know
Before You Go to the Pharmacy
People with cancer, medical professionals
