Connect^® Education Workshops

Listen in by telephone or online as leading experts in oncology provide up-to-date information about cancer-related issues in one-hour workshops. Podcasts are also available.

Podcasts

For Any Cancer Diagnosis

• Coping with Cancer Pain: What You Need to Know

Publications

Read or order our free Connect booklets and fact sheets offering easy-to-read information about the latest cancer treatments, managing side effects and coping with cancer.

For Any Cancer Diagnosis

• Controlling Cancer Pain: What You Need to Know to Get Relief
• Opening the Door to Effective Pain Management: Getting the Facts and Getting Help

Ask CancerCare

Every month, featured experts answer your questions about coping with cancer.

For Any Cancer Diagnosis

• My aunt is on morphine and acetaminophen for advanced cancer. What else can we do to ease her pain?
• I'm worried about taking pain medications. Could I become addicted?
• My mother has been struggling with pain since she was diagnosed with cancer. What can she do?
• How do I talk to my doctor about the pain I am experiencing?
• I am the caregiver for my elderly father who has cancer. My father’s cancer has spread to his bones and he's having pain. What can I do to help relieve his pain?
• My husband has advanced cancer, and he has severe pain in his lower back and legs. What does that mean?
• My pain seems to be increasing. How do I tell my doctor without sounding like a "seeker"?

For Breast Cancer

• I was diagnosed with breast cancer in late 2010. I received 6 rounds of chemotherapy, and I still experience severe knee pain. Is this pain related to the chemotherapy and when will it end?

For Colorectal Cancer

• After two surgical operations on my rectum and colon and receiving chemotherapy, I have numbness and reduced sensitivity in my fingers and feet. My doctors suggested Gabapentin, but it gave me problems with my sense of balance. Is there anything else I can do to lessen these symptoms?

For Head and Neck Cancer

• What are the long term permanent side effects in my throat from radiation?

For Lung Cancer

• I have stage 4 non-small cell lung cancer and now am receiving Tarceva. I'm trying to prepare for the future by exploring hospice and want support for my husband. Do you know what kind of pain I might expect?

For Lymphoma

• I am 67 years old and have had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma for 7 years. I have decided not to receive further treatment. What will happen as I progress? Will I have pain?

For Pancreatic Cancer

• I've been recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and want to know if the back pain I am experiencing worsens over time? How can I manage it?