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Although not all cancer patients will experience pain, cancer pain is very common. Approximately 30-50% of patients with cancer experience pain while undergoing treatment, and more than 70% of patients with advanced cancer experience pain...

Questions about cancer or its treatment? Get answers from a board-certified oncologist. Please visit our Ask An Oncologist service.

Cancer-Pain.org - Connect to the latest and most accurate information on state-of-the-art management of cancer pain for patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center: Pain Management - General Leukemia information from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Detailed diagnostic and treatment information for different types of Leukemia also provided in its subdirectories.

Ask NOAH about Cancer Pain - General and basic information on cancer pain and its treatment.

Cancer Pain Release - The publication of the World Health Organization global communications program to improve cancer pain control and palliative and supportive care.

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Pain Control: A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families - Find out how to work with your doctors, nurses, and pharmacists to find the best method to control your cancer pain.

Cancer Pain Management for Children - An educational pain management resource for health professionals who care for
children suffering from pain due to cancer.

Duragesic Website - Provide information on Duragesic patch, a strong medication for moderate-to-severe chronic pain, for patients and physicians.

OxyContin Information - Prescription information (Lable).

Other

Kansas Cancer Pain Initiative - A statewide interdisciplinary nonprofit organization which was formed to improve the quality of life in persons from Kansas with cancer.

Washington and Alaska Cancer Pain Initiative - The Washington-Alaska Cancer Pain Initiative is a non-profit, multidisciplinary movement directed towards improving the management of cancer pain throughout the states of Washington and Alaska.

West Virginia Initiative for Cancer Pain - A cooperative educational effort dedicated to the development of programs designed to improve the recognition and management of cancer pain.

Wisconsin Cancer Pain Initiative - gives the basic facts about cancer pain, describes materials available, and gives information about other state cancer pain initiatives.

American Pain Society - A multidisciplinary educational and scientific organization dedicated to serving people in pain.

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1. Know What to Ask Your Doctor - Learn about a treatment option that works in a different way than traditional therapies.

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3. 50 Essential Things To Do: When the Doctor Says It's Cancer.

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5. Click for cancer Books recommended by our Oncologists. You may purchase these books with discount price directly through our links with Amazon .com.

At Face Value: My Struggle With A Disfiguring Cancer - A cancer survivor's story by Terry Healey. Terry was diagnosed with Fibrosarcoma in 1984. He had extensive radiation treatment after "too many surgeries to count," and has been cancer free since 1986.

Cancer Support Group Mailing List - This is a mailing list for general cancer information, include lung cancer.

Financial Assistance for Cancer Care - provides an extensive listing of resources available that may offer financial assistance to help cover costs of cancer care.

	Top 10 Questions after Cancer Diagnosis - Virtual Hospital provides this informative lecture hitting all the major points about diagnosis and treatment.
	Ask a Physician - From Mayo Health - Do you have specific questions or concerns? Click here to ask a specialist, or browse frequently asked questions about cancer.
	Web casts - Alphacancer provides discussions between leading health professionals on a particular topic. Currently available topics include breast cancer and colon cancer.

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