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Mostly occur in males

Rare in persons under 40

6th most common cancer death in men

In 2015, 35,600 new cases of liver cancer and intrahepatic bile duct cancer happen in the United States.

Manage

YOUR pain

today!

Use medicine as directed

Be careful where medications are stored and use

Be aware of any lost medicines

Note how you react to each medicine. Call your doctor if you have any symptoms

Relaxation: May be done while sitting up or down. Choose a quiet place, close your eyes, put a pillow behind your neck or low stool to support your knees. Utilize relaxation CD’s

Distraction: Any activity you like to focus attention away from the pain

Massage: Depending on your pain you may do it yourself or go to a massage therapist

Biofeedback: Get help from a licensed biofeedback technician. Helps you learn to relax and cope with pain

Curative intent- Cure may be the goal but it doesn’t always work out that way

Control- To shrink any cancerous tumors or stop it from spreading

Palliation – drugs may be used to relieve pain. It also helps improve quality of life but not treat the disease

Nausea and Vomiting: Take medicine to help with nausea 2-3 days after chemotherapy

Loss of appetite: Eat small frequent meals high in

protein and calories

Diarrhea: Take anti-diarrheal medicine as needed and increase fluid intake Constipation: Take stool softeners such as Colace and eat high fiber foods

Hair loss: Temporary with chemotherapy.

Fatigue: Rest before activity. Maintain exercise within tolerable limits

1) You can contact the National Cancer Information Center (NCIC) via phone, email or chat 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Call 1-800-227-2345 or visit -

http://www.cancer.org/aboutus/howwehelpyou/app/contact-us.aspx

2) Find or consult with the nurse regarding support programs near you

3) Get FREE personal cancer support website through: http://acs.mylifeline.org/getstarted

1) American Cancer Society. http://www.cancer.org/treatment/supportprogramsservices/index and http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/physicalsideeffects/pain/pain-landing. Retrieved on October 10, 2015

2) Lewis, S., Dirksen S., Heitkemper. M., Bucher, L., Camera, I., (2011). Medical surgical nursing. St. Louis, MI: Elsevier Mosby Pender, N.J., Murdaugh, C.L. & Parsons, M.A. (2015).