Posts Tagged ‘cancer’
The United State of Grief
Steven D. Passik, Ph.D., is a Pennsylvania-based pain psychologist. I’m proud to call him a friend. He is a giant in the field of pain medicine, but that doesn’t make his family and friends immune to suffering from terminal illness. Steve lost his mother on September 14, 2016. Her story, The Painful Later Years of…
Read MoreFascinating New Cancer Tech of Biomarkers and Dogs’ Noses
We are making headway in the fight against preventing, detecting, and treating cancer. You may already know that genes may someday hold the answers to treating, detecting, and even preventing cancer. Improved Genetic Therapy for Cancer Treatment You may also have heard that genetic therapy carries with it risks. But, according to the Genetic…
Read MoreIs Death from Pain a Natural Death?
What is a natural death? That’s partly a judgment call, and it reveals our prejudice against pain patients. Pain treatment and cancer treatment are two colors of the same spectrum. They both serve the same purpose, and yet they’re perceived very differently. Pain treatment with an opioid is unacceptable to many advocating against the use…
Read MoreWhat Is the Icon for Chronic Pain?
The Icon For Cancer: The Jimmy Fund Say what you will about Boston sports teams. One of them, the Boston Braves, helped launch “The Jimmy Fund.” It all started in 1948. At that time, members of polite society rarely mentioned cancer. Fear, superstition, and ignorance caused people to whisper about cancer, steer clear of anyone…
Read MoreWill Cancer and Pain Melt Away?
Alec Ross, author of a book called Industries of the Future, writes that, in 20 years, cancer may be curable. We might just be able to “melt it away.” Frequently, I compare pain to cancer. Believe it or not, pain is far more complex than cancer. Cancer usually starts from a single DNA mutation. On…
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