Alternative Bladder Cancer Treatment for Pain
Bladder cancer pain is a potential problem for people with the disease. Pain can be caused by a tumor that is pressing against nerves and other organs or pain can be caused by
bladder cancer treatment. The patient's doctor or a specialist in pain control can relieve or reduce bladder cancer pain in several ways, which include:
- Pain medicine
- Radiation
- Nerve block.
The healthcare team may also suggest alternative
bladder cancer treatment for pain such as massage, acupuncture, or acupressure. Relaxation techniques, such as listening to slow music or breathing slowly and comfortably, may also help to reduce pain in patients with bladder cancer.
(Click Bladder Cancer Pain for more information about how to treat pain that is associated with bladder cancer.)
Recommendation for Alternative Bladder Cancer Treatment
Patients should discuss the possible benefits and harmful effects of alternative bladder cancer treatment with their doctors prior to trying them.
Questions to ask the doctor about alternative bladder cancer treatment include:
- What benefits can I expect from this approach?
- What are its risks?
- Do the expected benefits outweigh the risks?
- What side effects should I watch for?
- Will this alternative treatment change the way my bladder cancer treatment works?
- Could this alternative treatment be harmful?
- Is this approach under study in a bladder cancer clinical trial?
- If so, who sponsors the trial?
- Will my health insurance pay for this approach?
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