Corresponding analgesic measures for pancreatic cancer pain

The physical functions of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer are relatively weak, especially as the disease progresses. The most common symptom accompanying pancreatic cancer patients is pain. How can it be relieved?

1. Drug analgesia

For common pain, drugs can be used for analgesia, such as morphine sustained-release tablets and controlled-release tablets, which can treat moderate and severe pain, such as bone pain, visceral pain, and pain caused by cartilage tissue infiltration, but are less effective for neuralgia. However, it is also used a lot, and in clinical practice, it is often supplemented with drugs to reduce its side effects and enhance the analgesic effect.

2. Surgical analgesia

For obstructive pain caused by tumor compression and stimulation, surgery is a necessary and effective treatment method.

3. Chemotherapy analgesia

Chemotherapy can be used to treat pain caused by tumor invasion of internal organs and the celiac plexus, thereby reducing or eliminating the compression of multiple nerve roots by the tumor and relieving and eliminating neuralgia.

4. Radiotherapy analgesia

Radiotherapy can relieve pain caused by cancer compression or invasion of nerves at a rate of 70%-85%. The effect will be better if the primary lesion is sensitive to radiotherapy.

Special note: The pain experienced by patients with advanced pancreatic cancer is not a single pain, but a mixture of various pains. Therefore, multiple methods are used in clinical treatment to relieve pain. This also requires the patient's family to provide psychological counseling to the patient and increase confidence in treatment.