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Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ Communicating pain | Microbiome and GVHD | Blood cancer experts receive endowed chairs ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ View as Web page <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=ewBBYRfPwfBdejf4XT9Ew4YVoysHpk3KXgw3v-32muOtTnODDLSJBg> <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=RN5B1HkolWBxlYdVF3IeYvqVrbyQH6uKZAwQtr0sV2KqAniy3UkTRQ> <https://secure.fredhutch.org/images/content/pagebuilder/fhcc-eml-hdr-shadow.png> <https://secure.fredhutch.org/images/content/pagebuilder/hdr-eml-hutch-news-fhcc.jpg> July 26, 2023 ⋅ A monthly digest of the latest from Fred Hutch Cancer patient and providers share experiences, tips on communicating pain <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=iQVdOPDM2TN9kBg-93_4tLUjKfHu3KQVZNKyBBSRKUmJsrNpmUKq-w> Communicating pain presents a challenge for patients and providers. Patients have their own individual experience of pain, while providers receive widely variable inputs or explanations. This information gap creates issues with diagnosis, treatment and helping patients navigate treatment's collateral damage. The first step in bridging that information gap often involves a universal pain scale that asks patients to rate their pain level from 0 to 10. Pain can affect a patient’s mood, sleep and appetite. “Many patients tell us their pain is worse when they’re stressed or anxious, so we make sure we assess them through a wide lens and see how pain affects their quality of life and their goals, what do they want to be able to do,” said Margaret Hsu, MD, one of two physicians plus a team of nurses and pharmacists who comprise Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center’s Pain Clinic. The opioid crisis has made pain management more challenging. Many patients opt to avoid prescribed opioids, hesitant to take powerful pain medications that can relieve their pain because of the societal stigma surrounding the drugs and their highly addictive potential. However, Hsu notes that the rates of new addiction to pain medications during cancer treatment are low, with the benefits outweighing the risks for most patients. Learn more about communicating pain <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=43h1jocymezacwtKK8QaAVB29SryZdc68mUqL1OOMgL1FouWE5wamg> . ________________________________ Events and Seminars <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=DOr1B4VElEIVSJ5TQGj79q5kiD92T5lsAV66EapMyGHhmgLvZ16Z-Q> Fred Hutch hosts a wide range of events from patient and clinician education to Obliteride <https://secure.fredhutch.org/site/R?i=6TL90w2IqO342hPt55kFrU28zy7gEwvHGfQ7G1dvzE__pJwC0FI7AQ> , our summer bike ride and 5K that empowers people to help cure cancer faster by raising funds for research. 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