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  • January 11, 2018 at 4:01 pm #96426
    karend
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    You’re welcome, Aroha!!

    I’m sorry that I took so long to respond!

    -Karen

    December 15, 2017 at 10:25 pm #96281
    Love4life
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    Thank you this is good info i have a regular dull pain in my spine alot so i will start pain management now and keep it going.  Regards Aroha

    October 27, 2014 at 3:31 am #85238
    karend
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    You’re welcome, Gavin and Marion!

    -Karen

    October 24, 2014 at 8:57 pm #85240
    marions
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    Thanks much, Heidi and Karen, for attending this important conference. http://pallonc.org/
    Hugs,
    Marion

    October 24, 2014 at 6:36 pm #85239
    gavin
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    Hi Karen,

    Thanks for that, very interesting. And my thanks to you and Heidi as well for attending the conference and representing the Foundation as well. I am sure that the booth is looking great!

    I so agree with the 2 points that you raise re pain and getting to grips with it as soon as possible if that becomes an issue. I know from my dads experience that they started him early with this and did an excellent job throughout of keeping on top of it.

    My thanks once again to you and Heidi for doing this, great work!

    Hugs,

    Gavin

    October 24, 2014 at 4:47 pm #10678
    karend
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    Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium
    Patient-Centered Care Across the Cancer Continuum

    October 24-25, 2014
    Boston, MA

    Hello everyone on our discussion board! Today I am attending the inaugural symposium of palliative care in oncology with another advocate, Heidi. We are attending to our booth, distributing information about our foundation, and networking with healthcare providers. We are also attending sessions to gather information about the latest research in palliative care.

    The first session we attended was entitled, The Three Ms of Symptom Science- Mechanisms, Measurement, and Management.

    Mechanisms driving cancer pain was the initial topic of discussion, presented by Patrick W. Mantyh, PhD, JD from The University of Arizona. Dr. Mantyh stated that the main goal of his work was translation of research from lab based to human based clinical trials on cancer pain.

    The main type of pain that Dr. Mantyh discussed was bone pain. This is a very common type of pain for cancer patients due to various factors including bone metastasis. He explained through his presentation that nerve fibers undergo a rapid growth within the tumor that is abnormal. These neuromas, or nerve tumors in bone can spontaneously discharge (suddenly send out a nerve impulse) unrelated to movement of any kind which can cause sudden bone pain. From my understanding, Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) involved in the growth of these neuromas is driven from stromal cells (http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?cdrid=559134) not just from bone cancers but from other cancers as well.

    The main points gleaned from this session are as follows:
    1. Start cancer pain management early as this has been shown to diminish the nerve sprouting thereby decreasing the pain
    2. Early pain management helps the patient to be more resilient throughout treatment

    Reference
    Mantyh, P.W. (October 24,2014). Mechanisms Driving Cancer Pain. Palliative Care in Oncology Symposium. Lecture conducted from Boston, Massachusetts.

    Thank you,
    Karen D, CCF Patient Advocate

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