Pain at oncological diseases

Description:

It is very important to begin treatment of cancer diseases  as soon as possible to receive the maximum result.

Most of the patients suffering cancer feel very strong pain. Pain can be a consequence of the most cancer disease  or its treatment. Besides, some patients who were cured of cancer  continue to suffer from pain.

Cancer pain or discomfort which is connected with cancer and its treatment, can almost always give in to therapeutic or medical control. There is a set of various medicines and methods in fight against the pain connected with a disease of cancer. Patients who have a cancer disease at emergence of pain have to see the attending physician immediately. The earlier to begin treatment of a pain syndrome, the more effect can be reached.

Pain symptoms at oncological diseases:

Pain symptoms at cancer diseases at each person are shown differently. Character of pain depends on type of cancer, a stage or degree of a disease, and a pain threshold of the person (tolerance to pain). Pain can vary from easy and not constant to heavy and constant.

The Pain reasons at oncological diseases:

There are many origins of pain at cancer diseases, but to a thicket pain at cancer diseases arises when the tumor squeezes nerve terminations or internals or when cancer cells get into  bones and into internals. Chemotherapy, beam therapy or operations can also become the reason of pain at cancer diseases at the patient.

Treatment of Pain at oncological diseases:

Gradation of pain: from easy to average.

The anesthetizing medicines: the group of anesthetics called by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NPVP) such drugs as aspirin and an ibuprofen concern to this group. These medicines apply at slight and moderate pain. Many of these medicines can be bought without recipe,  but is, such which demand the recipe of the doctor. Patients should consult with the doctor before use of these drugs, especially it concerns  chemotherapy. NPVS can slow down a blood coagulation.

Narcotic anesthetics: oxycodone (is on sale under trademarks оксиконтин, perkost, and тилокс) and codeine concern to this group of medicinal substances morphine, актик, дурагесик, дилаудид. Weak  narcotic medicines demand the recipe of the doctor and can be used together with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at moderate and severe pain.

Gradation of pain: Sudden painful attack.

Medicines which belong to narcotic anesthetics also apply to stopping or removal of a sudden painful attack. The sudden painful attack is characterized by the outbreak of pain and quick start, heavy intensity and small      duration. Morphine is one and medicines which concerns to prescription group and is widely applied to stopping of sudden painful attacks.

Pricking and a thermalgia.

    * Antidepressants: antidepressants are used for pain relief irrespective of whether there is at the same time a person in dejectedness or not. Elavil, Pamelor, Norpramin are antidepressants  and are appointed for treatment of pain.
    * Anticonvulsant (muscle relaxants): despite the name, anticonvulsant drugs are used not only for removal, and also for control of the burning  and pricking pain, at painful symptoms of damage of nerve terminations.

Other drugs: corticosteroids, such as are used for reduction and removal of hypostasis which often causes pain.