Overview
Cancer Pain provides a comprehensive, practical guide to the management of pain in cancer patients. Beginning with a discussion of current issues in the control of cancer pain, the initial chapters provide a clear, concise explanation of cancer pain syndromes, an up-to-date understanding of the pathophysiological mechanism and recent developments in creating pre-clinical cancer pain models. The book offers the reader the wide and improved options for management of cancer pain in clinical practice including the use of opioid and non-opioid drugs and the role of non-pharmacological methods in pain control. Subsequent chapters address particular challenges in pain control, such as breakthrough pain, neuropathic cancer pain, as well as pain associated with cancer treatment which, until recently, has not been fully appreciated. Recent issues relating to new adverse side effects to chronic opioid medications such as hyperalgesia and neurotoxicity are explained, and best practice to reduce oravoid them is stated. The book also aims to aid in the overall educational need for young doctors as well as established primary care physicians by highlighting the available tools and the importance of early pain interventions in the overall cancer treatment strategy.
Full Product Details
Author: Magdi Hanna ,
Zbigniew (Ben) Zylicz
Publisher: Springer London Ltd
Imprint: Springer London Ltd
Edition: 2013 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 7.774kg
ISBN: 9780857292292
ISBN 10: 0857292293
Pages: 286
Publication Date: 13 August 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
From the reviews: The book is certainly up-to-date. Each chapter begins with a short abstract and concludes with key points that allow the reader to quickly scan the chapter and glean the important details. ... the book would be useful to have on the shelf for reference. It provides a thorough overview of the field and serves to highlight the need for a better understanding of this subject. (Jonathan Yen, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthesie, Vol. 61, May, 2014)
From the book reviews: Selected as Highly Commended at BMA Medical Book Awards for 2014. The books strengths are its relatively small size and comprehensive review of many of the evolving and grey areas of Cancer Pain. It is easy to read, and makes a point of reviewing complex, and often unsolved areas of practice with a straight-forward approach, using modern research. ... This is an extremely useful book, reviewing many of the difficult areas in current practice. Aimed mainly at the specialist; it is easy or read, with clear and useful references. (BMA Medical Book Awards, September, 2014) The book is certainly up-to-date. Each chapter begins with a short abstract and concludes with key points that allow the reader to quickly scan the chapter and glean the important details. ... the book would be useful to have on the shelf for reference. It provides a thorough overview of the field and serves to highlight the need for a better understanding of this subject. (Jonathan Yen, Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthesie, Vol. 61, May, 2014)
