Unfortunately, moderate-to-severe pain is a common problem experienced by patients with Cancer. Cancer pain is incapacitating and affects patients’ physical and emotional well-being. Although analgesic drugs can help manage cancer pain, adverse side effects are common, and some analgesic drugs are addictive. Therefore, it’s worth considering non-pharmacologic treatments that may ease cancer pain without negative side effects. However, pain management for cancer patients will likely require pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches.

This article covers the following strategies of pain management for cancer patients:

• Pharmacological solutions, including patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).

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Roberta Carson President of Zaggo, Inc.

I started Zaggo, a nonprofit organization, to help patients and family caregivers manage illnesses and injuries, after caring for my teenage son Zachary during his 27-month battle with terminal brain cancer. My caregiving experience led to a passion for helping patients and family caregivers be engaged, empowered members of their medical teams to help them get the best healthcare and outcomes possible.

I have won several awards for my work, including a recent "Visionary Award" from Caregiving.com, and a "Website of the Year Caring Award" from Caregiving Years Training Academy.