Making Cancer Less Painful:
A Handbook for Parents

Table of Contents


Preface
Introduction

  • Does cancer have to be painful?
  • Purpose of this handbook

What causes pain in cancer?

  • Pain From Disease
  • Pain From Procedures
  • Pain FromTreatment

Pain Management

  • Palliative care
  • Whose job is "Pain Management"?

What Is pain?
How can we control pain?
Psychological methods
Pain medications

  • Needles
  • Continuing Pain

Taking medications
Physical methods
Help with painful procedures

  • Fingerpricks
  • Venipunctures
  • Spinal Tap or Lumbar puncture
  • Bone marrow aspiration and bone marrow biopsy
  • Central venous access

Parents need help too
Where to go from here
Medical terms
Relaxation instructions
Dedication

Authors

Patrick J. McGrath PhD
G. Allen Finley MD FRCPC
Catherine J. Turner RN MN