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Relationships After Cancer Treatment

By National Cancer Institute Content Team — 2021

Cancer can have a long-lasting impact not only on your body, but on your relationships.

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Changes in Relationships after Cancer Treatment—Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

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This valuable self-help book for people affected by cancer, their loved ones and friends focuses on self-care when life hurts. It explores the impact of cancer and explains why the usual ways of coping may leave people stuck.

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Dr. Keith Block is at the global vanguard of innovative cancer care. As medical director of the Block Center for Integrative Cancer Treatment in Evanston, Illinois, he has treated thousands of patients who have lived long, full lives beyond their original prognoses.

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Overcoming Cancer Pain: A Guide for People with Cancer, Their Families and Friends

Cancer pain can be challenging but there are ways to manage it. Overcoming Cancer Pain covers issues such as talking about pain; the pain scale; keeping a pain diary; when to take medication; dosage; side effects, including depression; and other ways to reduce pain, such as meditation and music.

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Managing Cancer Pain in the Face of Substance Use Disorders

A metastatic breast cancer patient with a history of substance use disorder candidly shares her story and challenges of balancing her past with her need for pain management for her cancer.

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LIFE Before Death Cancer Pain

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How to Describe Your Cancer Pain

This video will help you describe your cancer pain.

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Pain Relief Improves the Quality of Life of Patients with Cancer

Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, responsible for 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Pain is experienced by 55% of patients undergoing treatment for cancer and by 66% of patients who have advanced, metastatic, or terminal disease.

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Cancer