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Help me manage cancer-related pain

• Checklist - Pain Evaluation Checklist: 10 Ways to Help Your Parent Describe Pain

  Pain is subjective and difficult to describe or explain. Use this checklist to record your parent's pain and communicate the facts to doctors.

• Article - Neuropathy and Chemotherapy: What You Can Do

  Chemotherapy can cause neuropathy, the medical term for nerve damage. Here's what you can do to prevent and minimize neuropathy and nerve damage.

Questions & Answers

• Question - How can I get my father to tell the doctor how bad his pain is?

  How to manage your parent's cancer pain by improving communication with the doctor about his pain and pain treatment.

• Question - Can I give my father a diuretic to help with the swelling in his feet caused by liver cancer?

  When swollen feet are caused by liver cancer, will a diuretic help relieve the swelling? Or is the cause of the swelling more complicated than that?

• Question - Is there a way to prevent or treat bone pain when my father takes neulasta after chemo?

  Here are some pain management options for those suffering bone pain due to chemotherapy.

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• Question - Does guided imagery really control cancer-related pain?

  Is guided meditation or guided imagery helpful in relieving pain from cancer or other diseases? Studies have shown that guided meditation can help.

• Question - When the doctor prescribes a narcotic painkiller, don't we need to worry about addiction?

  An answer to the question of whether you need to worry about addiction when your parent is taking strong medication for cancer pain.

Tips & Reflections

• Tip - Use a Heating Pad to Relieve Leg Cramps

  Severe leg cramps can accompany some chemotherapy regimens...

• Tip - Wear Socks to Bed to Prevent Leg Cramps

  Many cancer patients find that keeping their feet warm...

• Tip - Use a Bed Cradle to Prevent Leg Cramps

  When your parent suffers from leg cramps and spends...

• Tip - Vitamin B6 Can Prevent and Treat Hand-Foot Syndrome

  Taking high-dose vitamin B6 may ease hand-foot syndrome caused by chemotherapy.