Pain Control for Prostate Cancer Patients
Partners Against Pain is an alliance of patients , caregivers , and healthcare providers working together to alleviate unnecessary suffering by leading efforts to advance standards of pain care through education and advocacy.
Available
Treatment Options for Pain in Elderly Cancer Patients A
review in Doctor's Guide, September 2003. Requires Registration
(free)
Supportive
Care Guidebook for Patients and Caregiversby Stephanie
Deming. From M.
D. Anderson Oncology Department of Neuro-Oncology, The
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Box 100,
1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, Texas 77030, or call (713)792-7546
Using Opioids to Control Pain painlaw.org
Pain Control
A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families
EASY TO READ
Information about pain control methods, medicines for cancer pain, and non-drug treatments for cancer pain, written for audiences with an 8th-grade reading level.
Relieving Pain -- Do it Yourself Guide Forthright. By UK physician and futurist Dr Patrick Dixon MA MBBS
The
Kansas Cancer Pain Initiative
MAYDAY Upper Peninisula Pain Project from Michigan
The Washington-Alaska
Cancer Pain Initiative
Wisconsin Pain Initiative
Cooking
for the Very Ill Chef James Haller, a hospice volunteer,
has written a cookbook called What
to Eat When you Don't Feel Like Eating. Preface by two Canadian
oncologists.
Cancer
Control Journal: Palliative Care In Oncology Issue Excellent
set of professional articles on cancer palliative care.
American
College of Physicians (ACP) Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer Cancer Pain
A searchable online text book, which you can read online or download
Pain Control, Dispelling the Myths from Hospice Net
American Pain
Society Educational and scientific organization dedicated to
serving people in pain. Resources for Pain Patients and Professionals.
American Academy of Pain Management helps you search for a program by zip code.
Constipation from Pain Medications
Dr. Lynn Webster, Lifetree Clinical Research and Pain Clinic, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, said at a pain conference in May 2006: "Millions of people worldwide take opioids chronically to
treat moderate to severe pain and about half of them will suffer from
associated constipation, abdominal pain, discomfort and bloating.
Constipation can lead to serious complications and in some cases can be life
threatening. Often patients cannot receive enough opioid to manage their pain
due to constipation."
Reporting findings from a Phase 2 trial of a drug, alvimopan, Webster said it "may
play a role in treating these GI side effects in patients by
blocking the effects opioids have on the gut without adversely impacting the
effect on pain control."
Lymphedema
The
National Lymphedema Network provides education and guidance
to lymphedema patients, health care professionals and the general public
by disseminating information on the prevention and management of primary
and secondary lymphedema.
CircAid
Medical Products Velcroadjustable compression therapy "for Lymphedema, Venous Disease, and Swollen Limbs."
These replace elastic stockings. Elastic stockings have a disadvantage -- you put them on tight, and if the swelling reduces, they become loose, then the swelling expands... and it's a trouble adjusting them off and on all day. CircAids (patented) use Velcro, easier to adjust. Expensive, but may be covered by health insurance. Be aware that edema of prostate cancer may arise from causes such as urinary retention that may require immediate, emergency medical care. Talk to your doctor about edema, don't treat it as a minor problem.
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