The Best Websites About Managing Cancer Pain

The physical pain that accompanies cancer has prompted both sufferers and their caregivers to share their experiences through blogs and video. The Web offers forums for you to tell your personal story and resources to help you assess your pain, talk to your doctor, manage medication, and better understand your child's cancer care. We've combed the Web to create this guide for people with cancer pain and their caregivers. Check out the links below—and bookmark this useful page now so you can refer back later.

Site	Who It's For	Why We Like It
NPR: My Cancer	People looking for astute writing on cancer pain management and survival	Award-winning journalist Leroy Sievers blogs about his painful experience with cancer. His writing is both moving and informed.
Easing Cancer Pain	People experiencing chronic and acute pain from cancer	This site offers 13 unique stories of coping with cancer and related pain told through words and video. Whether you’re male or female, and teenage, middle-aged, or a senior, there is likely a story here you will relate to.
Cancer Patients Suffer Needless Pain	Anyone trying to understand the physical pain that cancer can cause	One woman with ovarian cancer thoughtfully explains what it is like to live with pain and experts discuss an urgent need for cancer pain to be treated and managed effectively by the health-care system.
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center	Cancer patients considering medication to treat their pain	This resource from a renowned cancer center details the benefits, risks, and side effects of various types of medication used to treat cancer pain. Related links will direct you to info on nondrug treatments and pain management tips.
American Cancer Society Message Boards	Cancer patients, survivors, friends, and family trying to cope	This site hosts an online community divided into several highly focused message boards designed for sharing, advising, and venting. One forum exclusively addresses cancer pain management.
Cancer Pain Management in Children	Health professionals and parents caring for children with cancer	This resource offers a more technical look at assessing, treating, and managing cancer pain in children. Visit the glossary to translate the medical jargon within this insightful text. Share the inspiring artwork with your child.