Coping with Cancer Pain: What You Need to Know
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Topics Covered
- Overview of Acute, Chronic and Breakthrough Pain
- Words to Describe Cancer Pain to Your Health Care Team
- Barriers to Pain Management
- Medications to Treat Cancer Pain
- Coping with Side Effects of Pain Management-Constipation, Sleepiness and Nausea
- Quality-of-Life Concerns
- Questions for Our Panel of Experts
Our Panel of Experts
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Nessa Coyle, NP, PhD
- Pain and Palliative Care Service, Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Stewart B. Fleishman, MD
- Director, Supportive Services, Continuum Cancer Centers of New York, Beth Israel Medical Center, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital
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Glenn Meuche, MSW
- Coordinator, CancerCare
Workshop Date
This workshop was originally recorded on March 5, 2009.