What causes recurrent abdominal pain?
Pain is assumed to be a natural part of having cancer; it is one reason why cancer is so feared as a disease. In addition, many of the treatments and tests for cancer are painful. Fortunately, we have many things to offer for controlling cancer pain, as well as the pain and fear that result from the tests and treatments. We believed very strongly that cancer pain should be brought under control to the greatest degree possible for all children, regardless of the prognosis. We established the Pediatric Palliative and Comfort Care Team (PACT) to provide consistent, compassionate and up-to-date pain and symptom management for our cancer patients. We use a combination of medications, behavioral medicine techniques to reduce stress, and nerve blocks to relieve cancer-related pain. We have the training and experience to utilize advanced procedures and the latest innovations to relieve cancer pain that does not respond to conservative measures. For patients having the common, but painful tests
