title: Improving quality of life through pain control.
abstract: The pancreas is an externally excreting gland located in the abdominal cavity behind other organs. Difficulty palpating and viewing the pancreas often contributes to late diagnoses of tumors. In advanced disease, episodes of unmanaged pain have a negative impact on patients and family members and may affect many areas of well-being. Palliative care assists oncologists as well as patients and families with legitimate options for treating advanced disease, relieving symptom burdens and improving quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Monter Cancer Center, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, NY, USA. vburger@nshs.edu
authors.forename: Valerie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: James T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: D'Olimpio
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D059408:Pain Management; D010166:Palliative Care; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011788:Quality of Life