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Pain Control: Support for People With Cancer
NCI's guide to understanding and managing cancer pain, including how to build a pain-control plan with your care team.
Plain-language summary
A National Cancer Institute booklet about controlling pain related to cancer and its treatment. It explains pain-control options, how to talk with your team about pain, and how to make and adjust a pain-control plan.
Who this resource is for
People with cancer who are living with pain, and their caregivers.
What it covers
- Types of cancer pain and what causes them
- Medicines and other ways to control pain
- Making a pain-control plan with your team
- Coping with the emotional effects of pain
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Educational only — not medical advice. This is a National Cancer Institute publication; Cancer Explained did not create it and does not modify it. Please discuss your situation with your healthcare team.