Cancer pain is really difficult to treat. And as the tumor progresses, the pain may at times increase with it. Cancer patients deserve adequate and PROMPT pain control mainly because they do not have the luxury of time. This is where a pain management team comes in. You should have your mom be seen by pain specialists as soon as possible. For ovarian cancer, opioids like morphine, fentanyl, or oxycodone are commonly used. When medications are not enough or when the side effects are intolerable, an interventional procedure like implantation of intrathecal catheter may be warranted. With it, opioids are delivered straight to the spinal cord at doses just 1/300th that of the oral morphine equivalent dose.

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