Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Q: What role does stress play in cancer pain?
A: Stress is a major factor because it causes suffering, but it also decreases our ability to block the pain message. When we are suffering, our ability to tolerate a pain that we would otherwise be able to tolerate decreases and so the management of stress needs to accompany the management of pain for it to be successful.
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