Trusted, compassionate information for people with cancer and their families and caregivers, from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the voice of the world’s cancer physicians and oncology professionals.
The American Cancer Society (ACS) has a website with information about the safe use of opioids for cancer pain, with links to fact sheet style information on other ways to manage cancer pain.
Pain medicines come in different forms and can be given in several ways. The way you take pain medicine depends on the type of pain, how bad it is, and where it is in your body.
Cancer Australia aims to reduce the impact of cancer, address disparities and improve outcomes for people affected by cancer by leading and coordinating national, evidence-based interventions across the continuum of care.
Consumer information lists of links to organisations from Australia which relate to pain, palliative care, and other health support organisations (e.g. Cancer Council Australia, etc).
The pain of cancer is usually constant and needs well-managed relief. The foundation of cancer pain management is medication, including aspirin-like drugs, paracetamol and opioid drugs.
This section covers cancer pain and how it is managed during and after treatment, and in palliative care. Some people with cancer have pain. This can be caused by the cancer, its treatment, or other underlying conditions unrelated to the cancer.
Cancer Council Victoria strives to prevent and reduce the devastating impact of all cancers on communities through research and impactful, evidence-based programs, campaigns, and advocacy.
Finding the right support when you need it most is important to your overall wellbeing as you manage the news of a diagnosis, treatment and life after cancer. See the Cancer Council Victoria's page for more information.
Cancer pain is a broad term for the different kinds of pain people may experience when they have cancer. Even people with the same type of cancer can have different experiences.
The primary role of the federal body is to develop independent national cancer control policy while the Cancer Council in each state and territory undertakes most of the organisation’s research, patient support and education programs.
Guides for Patients are designed to assist patients, their relatives and caregivers to better understand the nature of different types of cancer and evaluate the best available treatment choices.
Pain is one of the most common symptoms in cancer patients. Pain can be caused by cancer, cancer treatment, or a combination of factors. This summary is about ways to control cancer pain in adults.
The Australian Cancer Survivorship Centre, A Richard Pratt legacy (ACSC) aims to optimise the health and wellbeing of cancer survivors and their carers.
COSA works to enhance cancer care in Australia through the development of professional networks. COSA members with a common interest in a discipline, disease type or area of need form Groups to discuss issues and develop solutions to common problems in cancer care.
The Medical Oncology Group of Australia Incorporated (MOGA) is the national, professional organisation for medical oncologists and the profession in Australia.
The college acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging.
The college acknowledges and respects Māori as the Tangata Whenua of Aotearoa and is committed to upholding the principles of the Te Tiriti o Waitangi, fostering the college’s relationship with Māori, supporting Māori fellows and trainees, and striving to improve the health of Māori.
The college recognises the special relationship between the Pacific peoples of New Zealand, Australia and the Pacific, and is committed to supporting those fellows and trainees of ANZCA, and improving the health of Pacific peoples.
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