When does cancer pain occur? Cancer pain treatment may not be so easy

As we all know, the emergence of cancer has affected the lives of many people, and it has also led to the breakdown of many families. More seriously, cancer also threatens the safety of human life, and many patients also lost their lives due to cancer. Therefore, cancer is a very serious disease that needs to be treated in time to avoid life-threatening.

It is worth noting that after the appearance of cancer, there will be pain. Generally, there will be mild pain in the early stage, and if it is an advanced cancer, the pain will be more serious. Therefore, after the occurrence of cancer, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination in time to avoid the spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body, which will increase the difficulty of treatment of the disease.

When does cancer pain occur?

Cancer pain occurs in various stages of cancer pain, such as early stage. Some patients may experience severe pain when they first have cancer, and some patients do not have severe pain symptoms in advanced stages. The first choice for cancer treatment is causal therapy, how to kill cancer cells, control cancer cells, and especially control cancer cell metastasis.

If pain occurs, targeted treatment will be given according to the degree of pain and the patient's general condition. In the late stage of the disease, 60% to 70% of patients will experience pain, and the degree of pain may be heavier and more complicated, and may be combined with other underlying diseases, so timely treatment, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, or even surgery is required.

What is the treatment for cancer pain?

There are many ways to treat cancer pain, the first choice is drug therapy. Drugs are selected according to the degree of pain, anti-inflammatory painkillers are used for mild pain, tramadol and other drugs are used for moderate pain, and morphine is used for weak pain. If it is severe, reaching a score of seven or more, drugs such as morphine may be required.

If the side effects of the drug are relatively large or the analgesic effect of the drug is not very good, it may be necessary to use minimally invasive treatment methods, such as nerve block, or radiofrequency or cryotherapy to destroy the nerve.

Some patients use more after abdominal pain symptoms, such as liver cancer, pancreatic cancer may use nerve damage. If the amount of morphine in the end is very large and the side effects are also great, an intrathecal morphine pump will be used for treatment, because the amount of the drug used is one-third of the oral dose, and the same analgesic effect can also be achieved. In addition, it can greatly reduce the side effects of drugs, which is also a better method.