cancer pain

New data demonstrates Instanyl's efficacy in cancer pain management

harminka — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:16:43 -0500

New data presented today further demonstrate the efficacy of Instanyl in management of breakthrough cancer pain. The data which were presented at the 6th congress of the European Federation of Chapters of the International Association for the Study of Pain (EFIC) are from a multinational, crossover trial comparing Instanyl with oral transmucosal fentanyl citrate (OTFC) for the treatment of breakthrough pain in patients with cancer.

Trouble sleeping leads to pain in cancer patients

harminka — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:17:16 -0500

A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine suggests that sleep problems lead to increased pain and fatigue in cancer patients. The results indicate that interventions aimed at trouble sleeping would be expected to improve both pain and fatigue in this patient population.

Morphine - comfort measure for dying or pain control for living?

harminka — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:05:28 -0600

Cancer patients are suffering unnecessarily because they wrongly believe that morphine and other opioids are only used as “comfort for the dying” and as a “last resort” rather than seeing them as legitimate pain killers that can improve their quality of life.