Russian Pain Patients Face Treatment Challenges

Ultrasound Thermal Therapy Cuts Pain from Bone Metastases
Ultrasound Thermal Therapy Cuts Pain from Bone Metastases
Strengthening regulations on pain medications has been a constant fear among those in the pain management community. While most agree that cracking down on abuse, misuse and overdose is a good thing for everybody, not everyone agrees on the best way to curb these issues. Some believe strict laws could prevent patients from receiving care they need. Case in point, Russia.

For the five years that doctors have battled the cancerous tumor pressing on her son’s spine, Elena Knyazeva has faced an ever-harder struggle to help him weather the pain. Diagnosed with virulent neuroblastoma at 4 months, Artyom — now 5 — has had multiple surgeries and rounds of chemotherapy.

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