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Cancer Pain
Who to See
The following health professionals can help treat cancer pain:
- Reference Internist Opens New Window
- Reference Family medicine physician Opens New Window
- Reference Surgeon Opens New Window
- Reference Medical oncologist Opens New Window
- Reference Radiation oncologist Opens New Window
- Reference Anesthesiologist Opens New Window
- Reference Nurse practitioner Opens New Window
- Reference Physician assistant Opens New Window
- Reference Neurologist Opens New Window
Your pain may be managed by a team that may include doctors (including Reference pain specialists Opens New Window or Reference palliative care Opens New Window specialists), nurses, Reference psychologists Opens New Window, Reference social workers Opens New Window, and Reference pharmacists Opens New Window. Be sure that all the members of your health care team know about any changes in your pain control diary. You may wish to use one person, such as your medical oncologist, as a team leader who will make sure that all team members share information.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference October 22, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Reference Michael Seth Rabin, MD - Medical Oncology |
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