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Pain Management

Pain management for pancreatic cancer patients is an important area to include in discussions with your "team" of health care professionals. We have identified several sources of pain management information; the links are included here. Many advances have been made in pain management that include both oral medication as well as medical procedures, we will continue to gather additional information on recent treatment advances and post them here on the site.

3 Step Analgesic Ladder for Management of Cancer Pain
The concept of the analgesic ladder was developed by an expert panel under the auspices of the Cancer Pain Relief Program of the World Health Organization. Information about the many drugs that can be administered within these guidelines has been tabulated and developed by Russell K. Portenoy, MD.

Cancer Pain Management

This article was written for healthcare professionals and provides detailed information about pain medication classes and dosing.

Cancer Pain Treatment Guidelines for Patients
Produced by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network in partnership with the American Cancer Society.

Cancer Pain Information

www.Pain.com

www.Cancer-Pain.org (Association of Cancer Online Resources)

Partners Against Pain