Pain Management Recommended Resources

Having cancer does not always mean having pain. But if you do have pain, there are many different kinds of medicines, different ways to take the medicines, and non-drug methods that can help relieve it.

Patient information from the National Cancer Institute.

This site has information about pain management, resources to help you be better informed, first-person stories plus a “Consumer Guide to Pain Medication & Treatment.”

MedlinePlus is the National Institutes of Health's Web site for patients and their families and friends. Produced by the National Library of Medicine, the world’s largest medical library.

A patient handout from MD Anderson's Patient Education Office

There are many approaches to managing the discomfort of peripheral neuropathy, from MD Anderson's Cancerwise blog, 2023

Peripheral neuropathy is the name for damage to the peripheral nervous system that sends signals between the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) and all other parts of the body.

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy's mission is to dramatically improve the lives of people living with Peripheral Neuropathy and serve as the premier resource of information for patients, their families and healthcare providers.

This site offers basic information on causes of cancer pain and pain management treatments.

Dr. Koyyalagunta discusses what cancer patients should know about opioids and myths surrounding them, from MD Anderson's Cancerwise blog, 2018

Neuromodulation therapies are relieving neuropathy caused by chemotherapy — without the use of opioids, from MD Anderson's "Conquest" magazine, Summer 2018

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