Old Cancer Drugs Hint at New Ways to Beat Chronic Pain

Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain | ScienceDaily

A new study points to possible new treatments for chronic pain with a surprising link to lung cancer. Findings of the research, conducted in ...

Our screen shows that pharmacologic modulation of GCH1 expression and BH4 could be used to develop pharmacological treatments to alleviate pain ...

Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain

A newly identified link between chronic pain and lung cancer in mice offers hope for pain management. The findings of the international team ...

Old Drugs Hint at New Ways to Beat Chronic Pain | Lab Manager

A newly identified link between chronic pain and lung cancer in mice offers hope for pain management.

Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain - IBCCES

A new study points to possible new treatments for chronic pain with a surprising link to lung cancer. Findings of the research, conducted in laboratory ...

Old drugs hint at new ways to beat chronic pain - Vienna BioCenter

Their findings of the research, conducted in laboratory mouse models, open up multiple therapeutic opportunities that could allow the world to ...

Cancer Pain Management: A Narrative Review of Current Concepts ...

Opioids still remain the mainstay of moderate to severe cancer pain treatment. Consequently, skilled use of opioid analgesics is crucial to adequate pain relief ...

7 pain management options for cancer patients you might not know ...

When a tumor invades bones, nerves or organs, it can cause inflammation, which can be painful. Taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ...

Duke and UC scientists find a potential remedy for chronic pain from ...

The team screened a library of more than 1,000 compounds and discovered that an old, experimental cancer drug called kenpaullone enhances the ...

Optimal Pain Management for Patients with Cancer in the Modern Era

While the prevalence of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) varies by drug, a systematic review reported that approximately 68% of patients had ...

Opioids for Cancer Pain | Treatment and Side Effects

Sometimes, the same opioid is used to treat both chronic and breakthrough pain. Morphine sulfate immediate release (MSIR) is a short-acting form ...

Chronic pain: Medication decisions - Mayo Clinic

How they work. Opioids, like real opium, mimic the natural pain-relieving chemicals produced by your brain. These chemicals are called endorphins. The ...

Pain and Opioids in Cancer Care: Benefits, Risks, and Alternatives

Even in developed countries in which there is good access to opioids, at least 32% of patients with cancer are undertreated for their pain.

Developing Better Approaches for Managing Cancer Pain - NCI

A potential new treatment for bone pain due to metastatic cancer is an antibody called tanezumab, which blocks the activity of a pain-signaling ...

The War on Chronic Pain - AARP

New nondrug and nonsurgical treatments, such as scrambling your pain and mastering mindfulness may help you live more comfortably.

Use of Opioids for Adults With Pain From Cancer or Cancer Treatment

Opioids have long been the foundation of cancer pain management, yet serious challenges to their use exist, including a striking lack of ...

Managing Cancer as a Chronic Illness | American Cancer Society

... drug and another one will probably better kill the cancer cells because it works in a different way. Sometimes your doctor will not want to ...

Stopping neuropathy – one of chemotherapy's most challenging ...

Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is caused by cancer treatment, but there's no way to treat it. Our work is changing that.

Pain Management Best Practices Inter-Agency Task Force Report

Multidisciplinary approaches address different aspects of chronic ... pain associated with cancer and/or cancer treatment or other chronic medical ...

Opinion | Can a Neuroscientist Fight Cancer With Mere Thought?

... old school who engaged in the talking cure ... And crucially, one can hypothesize about the mechanisms underlying the relief of chronic pain by ...