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Here is some sample content from Pain Management in the Cancer Patient - Potential Questions and Answers for Patients:

	PATIENT EDUCATION HANDOUT PAIN MANAGEMENT IN THE CANCER PATIENT POTENTIAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR PATIENTS WHAT IS PAIN? Pain is a sensation that hurts. It may cause discomfort or distress or agony. It may be steady or throbbing. It may be stabbing, aching or pinching. However you feel pain, only you can describe it or define it. Because pain is so individual, you are the best judge of your pain. Pain may be acute or chronic. Acute pain is severe and lasts a relatively short time. It is usually a signal that body tissue is being injured in some way, and the pain generally disappears...
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	... If you have difficulty locating a pain management program or specialist, contact a cancer center, a hospice or the oncology department at your local hospital or a medical center. HOW TO RELIEVE PAIN WITH MEDICATIONS: Note: WHAT MEDICATIONS ARE USED TO RELIEVE PAIN? Medications that relieve pain are called analgesics. Analgesics act on the nervous system to relieve pain without causing loss of consciousness. Analgesics provide only temporary pain relief because they do not affect the...