Pain Management
Each Breast Cancer patient will experience a certain amount of pain during their treatment. The pain level is mostly subjective and can be managed using a variety of tools depending on the type of treatment they undergo. Patients should be very open and vocal with their physician about their pain level to ensure proper treatment.
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PJ Hamel, Health Guide, commented on Livestrong Presidential Cancer Forum:… Hopefully, at some point soon, our government will figure out a way for…
PJ Hamel, Health Guide, answered My chest hurts, under my surgery site. Peg, I have rib pain on the cancer side that's come and gone over the years; my…
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