A report on Cancer pain
Pain in cancer may arise from a tumor compressing or infiltrating nearby body parts; from treatments and diagnostic procedures; or from skin, nerve and other changes caused by a hormone imbalance or immune response.
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Opioid
7 linksOpioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects.
Opioids are substances that act on opioid receptors to produce morphine-like effects.
In many cases opioids are a successful long-term care strategy for those with chronic cancer pain.
Pain
4 linksDistressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
Distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli.
Pain is usually transitory, lasting only until the noxious stimulus is removed or the underlying damage or pathology has healed, but some painful conditions, such as rheumatoid arthritis, peripheral neuropathy, cancer and idiopathic pain, may persist for years.
Pain management
5 linksAspect of medicine and health care involving relief of pain in various dimensions, from acute and simple to chronic and challenging.
Aspect of medicine and health care involving relief of pain in various dimensions, from acute and simple to chronic and challenging.
It was first described for use in cancer pain.
Chronic pain
4 linksClassified as pain that lasts longer than three to six months.
Classified as pain that lasts longer than three to six months.
There is limited evidence that cancer pain or chronic pain from tissue damage as a result of a conditions (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis) is best treated with opioids.
Analgesic
4 linksAnalgesic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain .
Analgesic, pain reliever, or painkiller, is any member of the group of drugs used to achieve relief from pain .
In combination with opioid pain medication, paracetamol is now used for more severe pain such as cancer pain and after surgery.
Codeine
2 linksOpiate and prodrug of morphine used to treat pain, coughing, and diarrhea.
Opiate and prodrug of morphine used to treat pain, coughing, and diarrhea.
Weak evidence indicates that it is useful in cancer pain, but it may have increased adverse effects, especially constipation, compared to other opioids.
Fentanyl
3 linksPowerful opioid used as a pain medication and, together with other medications, for anesthesia.
Powerful opioid used as a pain medication and, together with other medications, for anesthesia.
It is also used in the management of chronic pain including cancer pain.
Paracetamol
2 linksMedication used to treat fever and mild to moderate pain.
Medication used to treat fever and mild to moderate pain.
The evidence in its favor for the use in low back pain, cancer pain, and neuropathic pain is insufficient.
Route of administration
1 linksWay by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body.
Way by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body.
Intracerebroventricular (into the cerebral ventricles) administration into the ventricular system of the brain. One use is as a last line of opioid treatment for terminal cancer patients with intractable cancer pain.
Esophageal cancer
0 linksCancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach.
Cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach.
Pain behind the breastbone or in the region around the stomach often feels like heartburn.