Breakthrough Pain
| Breakthrough Pain | |
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| Term | Breakthrough Pain |
| Short definition | Breakthrough Pain - (pronounced) (BRAYK-throo payn) sudden increase in pain that can occur in patients who already have chronic pain from cancer, arthritis, fibromyalgia, or other conditions. Breakthrough pain usually only lasts for a short time. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
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Breakthrough Pain - (pronounced) (BRAYK-throo payn) sudden increase in pain that can occur in patients who already have chronic pain from cancer, arthritis, fibromyalgia, or other conditions. Breakthrough pain usually only lasts for a short time. During breakthrough pain, the pain level can be severe, but the type of pain and where it occurs in the body are usually the same as the patient's chronic pain. Breakthrough pain can occur with stress, illness, and certain activities such as exercising or coughing, or when the dose of pain medications the patient is taking decreases. Breakthrough pain is usually not a symptom of a new condition or a condition that has gotten worse. Also called pain flare
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Breakthrough Pain
- Wikipedia's article - Breakthrough Pain
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