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YEARS AGO, HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS didn't have a handle on PAIN MANAGEMENT. They finally got it together and realized that if someone was facing death from cancer, they didn't have to worry about them getting "hooked" on pain medication. Now, they focus on keeping the patient comfortable and pain free. Where they once were very conservative with medication like morphine, they are now quite liberal. Whether in a hospital, hospice or at home, training is provided for caregivers to give injections of potent painkillers, keeping the patient from suffering a painful death......<<
The above is an excellent post, but I just wanted to add that not all people with certain cancers die and none have to live with the pain. There are certain cancers that only need small treatments of Chemo or radiation while other cancers are more invasive and need more Chemo and radiation and thankfully the medical field (as the poster said above) is on the ball and in Canada we have legalized Marijuana to help the patient with nausea, pain, and getting them through the rough patches. Of course the above is true as far as a person facing death from cancer. Morphine is used liberally (small doses at first, but always giving more) and eventually it weakens the heart and causes death which is a God-send for those that are passing on from incurable cancer.
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I hope it doesn't always kill you. Well I know this because my old friend's mom had cancer and she got better...
No, it doesn't always kill you. I'm a "new" Survivor (1 yr.) but am in a class with people who are survivors of 10+ years!
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∙ 15y agoNot when it first starts, which is pretty true for all cancers. Generally by the time a patient has pain, they are in big trouble as far as tumor size, etc. Most people with lung cancer never know they have it until they cough up blood or have extreme difficulty breathing, shoulder pain, Back pain, etc.
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∙ 13y agoYes, very. Seek treatment immediately.
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