Hematology and Oncology Book

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Cancer Pain

Aka: Cancer Pain, Pain in Terminally Ill Patients
  1. See also
    1. Cancer Pain Management
    2. Cancer Pain Medications
    3. Cancer Pain Narcotics
  2. Goals of Cancer Pain Management
    1. Overall Strategy
      1. Palliative Care is active treatment, not passive
    2. Approach
      1. Identify the cause of pain
      2. Prevent the pain from recurring
      3. Erase the memory of the pain
      4. Maintain a clear sensorium and normal affect
  3. Pathophysiology: Cancer Pain
    1. Address all components to achieve effective management
    2. Components
      1. Physical (biological) component 25%
      2. Psychological (emotional) component 25%
      3. Social Component 25%
      4. Spiritual Component 25%
  4. Symptoms
    1. Use a systematic approach to defining severity of pain
      1. See Pain Scale
      2. See Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia Scale
    2. Characterize the pain types and source (e.g. Neuropathic pain, Bone pain, Non-malignant pain)
  5. References
    1. Abrahm (1999) Ann Intern Med 131:37-46
    2. Cherny (2000) CA Cancer J Clin 50(2):70-116
    3. Levy (1996) N Engl J Med 335:1124-32
    4. Miller (2001) Am Fam Physician 64(7):1227-34

Cancer pain (C0596240)

Definition (CSP) somewhat localized sensation of discomfort, distress or agony resulting from the stimulation of specialized nerve endings in the process of cancer growth, or from cancer therapy.
Concepts Sign or Symptom (T184)
Italian Dolore da cancro
Japanese 癌疼痛, ｶﾞﾝﾄｳﾂｳ
English cancer pain, Cancer pain
Czech Rakovinová bolest
Hungarian Rákos fájdalom
Portuguese Dor Cancroosa
Spanish Dolor canceroso
Dutch kankerpijn
French Douleur cancéreuse
German Krebsschmerzen
Sources
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)


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