Cancer pain
Subtitle: assessment and management
By: edited by Eduardo D. Bruera, Russell K. Portenoy.
Contributors: Bruera, Eduardo.; Portenoy, Russell K.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 643
ISBN-13: 9780521879279
Subjects: Cancer pain; Neoplasms -- complications; Pain -- therapy; Pain Measurement; Palliative Care
Description: This is a comprehensive, clinically oriented review of all aspects of the complex and multidimensional problem of cancer pain. The unique characteristics of cancer pain, including pathophysiology, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and pharmacological and nonpharmacological management are all discussed here in detail. Internationally recognized leaders in cancer pain research have contributed to many new chapters, including neuraxial analgesia, hospice and institution-based palliative care programs, bone pain, and cancer pain and palliative care in the developing world.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.