Cancer Pain Management

Presents the various medical strategies available for the pain management of the cancer patient. This title covers a wide spectrum of cancer pain syndromes and details the choice and application for use of opiod, steroidal, and analgesic drugs. Every chapter contains management algorithms, tables, and boxed text for each pain syndrome.

1.Assessment of Pain and Other Symptoms 2.Pharmacology of Opioids and Other Analgesics 3.Prevention and Treatment of Opioid Side Effects 4.Application of Pain Management Principles in Specific Cancer Care Settings 5.Basic Neurobiology of Cancer Pain 6.Bone Pain 7.Neuropathic Pain 8.Skin Pain and Wound Management 9.Ethical Issues in the Cancer Pain Patient 10.Psychiatric Issues in Cancer Pain Management 11.Chronic Pain in the Cured Cancer Patient 12.Cultural and Family Issues 13.Spiritual Care of the Cancer Pain Patient 14.Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Oncology 15.Cancer Rehabilitation 16.Practical Aspects of Cancer Pain and Symptom Management and Pediatric Palliative Care 17.Neuraxial Infusions 18.Nerve Blocks and Related Procedural Pain Management Techniques 19.The Role of Palliative Surgery 20.Palliative Radiation Therapy Techniques AppendixA.The M. D. Anderson Approach to Cancer Pain B.Troubleshooting Intrathecal Infusion Pumps C.Practical Options for Distress Screening D.Dosing Strategies for Oral Methadone