#pain management

Cancer patients and providers share tips on discussing pain to inform symptoms and treatments, including for Black women with breast cancer.

In my surgical oncologist’s view, my current situation is a five-alarm fire, writes colorectal cancer survivor and blogger Robin McGee.

Distinguishing side effects of treatment from a potential metastatic recurrence can be tricky; we asked cancer experts for best advice.

Palliative care specialists help patients find relief from pain, stress and treatment side effects.

Cancer patients who used cannabis had less pain, slept better and seemed to think more clearly.

Massage therapists who specializes in working with people who are dying or have an advanced form of cancer or other illness are rare.

Megan-Claire Chase, aka Warrior Megsie, is a seven-year breast cancer survivor. She’s also a blogger and advocate.

NIH data are the first nationwide estimates on the incidence of new chronic pain and new high impact chronic pain.

Cancer patients were prescribed less opioids and had fewer hospital visits for pain in states that allow medical cannabis.

Chemotherapy-induced nerve damage is common among cancer patients and is difficult to treat.

A study finds that Black and Latino patients with cancer nearing the end of life are less likely than white patients to get needed opioids.

New study finds racial inequities in access to opioids among older patients with cancer near end of life.

An expert panel developed a set of evidence-based recommendations.

After salvage radiation therapy for prostate cancer, Daniel Zeller gets the results of his prostate-specific antigen test.

Many patients are interested in trying medical cannabis, but research on its benefits remains limited.