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13) How is pain managed?

There have been a number of signigicant improvements made in the management of pain over the last decade. The pain often associated with pancreatic cancer is now usually controllable. If you are experiencing significant pain, the links listed below may help you find an effective approach to controlling that pain.

"Just Give Me Something for the Pain", Johns Hopkins Magazine, June 1999.
 The Blaustein Pain Treatment Center at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions 

HospiceNet, Inc.
What is pain?
How to relieve pain without medicine?
Prescription pain relievers
Nonprescription pain relievers

The American Pain Society
Pain Facilities Directory


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