National Cancer Institute. Pain Control Support for People With Cancer

Nova Biomedical Books, 2009. — 85 p.Pain Control is for people who have pain from cancer or from its treatment. Family and friends may also want to read this booklet.
Having cancer doesn’t mean you’ll have pain. But if you do, this booklet includes tips about managing your pain with medicine and other treatments.
This booklet covers:
The types and causes of cancer pain
How to talk about your pain with your health care team
How to make your pain control plan work for you
Pain control medicines and side effects
Medicine tolerance is not addiction
Other ways to control pain
How having pain can affect your thoughts and feelings
Financial issues and paying for pain medicine
Cancer pain can almost always be relieved. Talk with your doctor and health care team about any pain you are having. They may suggest certain parts of this booklet for you to read or give you other information specific to your cancer.