This pioneering book is the first to provide in-depth coverage of all the interventional and medical strategies needed for effective cancer pain management. Logically organized, this immensely practical guide starts with general principles in cancer pain management, followed by management of specific cancer pain syndromes, unique issues, interventional techniques, and other specialized approaches. Reflecting an approach to pain management developed at the prestigious M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Cancer Pain Management addresses the full spectrum of cancer pain syndromes and reviews the selection and administration of various treatment options.
• Discussions of the psychosocial aspects of pain and how to resume and retain function for specific pain- or disease-affected areas
• An incisive examination of all cancer pain syndromes
• A multidisciplinary approach throughout
• Special issues in cancer pain management, such as ethical issues, chronic pain in the cured cancer patient, and complementary and alternative approaches to cancer pain
• Helpful, practical appendices