| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 20
| Issue : 2 | Page : 153--156 |
Management of total cancer pain: A case of young adult
Aanchal Satija, Suraj Pal Singh, Komal Kashyap, Sushma Bhatnagar
Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Care, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Aanchal Satija
Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain and Palliative Care, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
India
 Source of Support: ICMR project I-824 titled “Development of the protocol
for comprehensive cancer pain management and its implementation in
Dr. BRA, IRCH, AIIMS in Phase-I”., Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.132651
Pain due to cancer is one of the most distressing symptoms experienced by the patients at some or the other time during the course of treatment or disease progression. The multidimensional nature of cancer pain is characterized by various dimensions including physical, social, psychological, and spiritual; which together constitute the term "total pain". Young cancer patients illustrate their unique psychological and developmental needs. This case report highlights the concept of "total cancer pain" in a young adult and demonstrates his distinctive social, spiritual, and psychological sufferings. The report emphasizes that addressing all these concerns is considerably significant in order to provide optimal pain relief to the patient. In the present scenario, it has been done by a skillful multiprofessional team communicating effectively with both the patient and the carer.
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