Breakthrough pain
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Breakthrough pain is pain that comes on suddenly for short periods of time and is not alleviated by the patients' normal pain suppression management. The characteristics of breakthrough cancer pain vary from person to person, including the duration and possible causes.
[edit] External links
- The American Chronic Pain Association http://www.acpa.org
- Pain.com http://www.pain.com
- BreakthroughPain.com http://www.breakthroughpain.com
- American Pain Society http://www.ampainsoc.org
- National Pain Foundation http://www.nationalpainfoundation.org
- American Academy of Pain http://www.painmed.org
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