... controlling pain in cancer patients, such as acupuncture, massage and relaxation have proven to be helpful as adjuncts to therapy in pain control. Such alternative measures have been known for many years and today feature as a major come back in pain management. Due to a broader knowledge, innovative treatment options and advances in technology, new ways in dealing with patients with cancer pain emerged and had an immense impact on nursing practice that turned the biomedical model of health care to a more holistic model. This conference paper will give an insight in the new technologies and treatment options that are available in cancer pain management and will compare those to the outdated strategies used previously. Furthermore, the paper will research the dangerous misbeliefs in cancer pain management and explore how recent changes in treatment and technology affected those beliefs to benefit the patient and the whole health care ...

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