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C h a pter 5. Pain Jeannine M. Brant, phd, aprn, aocn . The problem pain is more than a physiologic process. Pain is psychologi- cal and can remind patients of their cancer and uncertainty Pain is a significant problem in patients with cancer and is of the future. Patients may even suppress pain in an effort often the most feared aspect of the disease. A multitude of to protect their family and deny pain due to fear of disease pain guidelines exist to guide the management of cancer progression. Socially, patients may become isolated as pain pain,2 3 and the World Health Organization (WHO) esti- keeps them from enjoying social activities and relationships. mates that its ladder for cancer pain can adequately manage Spirituality can affect individual perception and intensity pain in approximately 80% 90% of The health- about pain, the significance of the meaning of pain, and care team has a professional and ethical responsibility to the acceptance of the medical treatment plan.

Chapter 5 Pain Jeannine M. Brant, phd, aprn, aoCn® The Problem Pain is a significant problem in patients with cancer and is often the most feared aspect of the disease. A multitude of

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