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Author:   Nigel Sykes ,  Michael Bennet (Women's Health Institute, Randwick, Australia) ,  Chun-su Yuan
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.90cm , Height: 3.10cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   1.542kg
ISBN:  

9780340940075

ISBN 10:   0340940077
Pages:   464
Publication Date:   26 September 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

PART 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS 1 Pathophysiology of somatic, visceral and neuropathic cancer pain - Catherine E Urch and Rie Suzuki 2 Epidemiology of cancer pain - Irene J Higginson, Julie Hearn and Fliss Murtagh 3 Cancer pain syndromes - Robert Twycross and Michael Bennett 4 History and clinical examination of the cancer pain patient: assessment and measurement - Badi El Osta and Eduardo Bruera 5 Psychological evaluation of patient and family - Barbara Monroe 6 The role of the nonprofessional caregiver in cancer pain management - Christine Miaskowski 7 Teamworking in cancer pain management - Vicky Robinson and Rob George 8 Barriers to cancer pain relief: an international perspective on drug availability and service delivery - Fiona Graham and David Clark 9 Ethical issues in cancer pain management - Fiona Randall PART 2 DRUG THERAPIES FOR CANCER PAIN 10 Clinical pharmacology: principles of analgesic drug management - Stephan A. Schug and Kirsten Auret 11 Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics: non-opioids - Victor Pace 12 Clinical pharmacology of opioids: basic pharmacology - Sangeeta R Mehendale and Chun-Su Yuan 13 Clinical pharmacology of opioids: opioid switching and genetic basis for variability in opioid sensitivity - Columba Quigley, Joy Ross and Julia Riley 14 Clinical pharmacology of opioids: adverse effects of opioids - Juan Manuel Núñez Olarte 15 Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics: drugs for neuropathic pain in cancer - Carina Saxby and Michael Bennett 16 Control of procedure-related pain - Iain Lawrie and Colin Campbell PART 3 NON-DRUG THERAPIES FOR CANCER PAIN 17 Nerve blocks: chemical and physical neurolytic agents - John E Williams 18 Stimulation-induced analgesia - Mark I Johnson, Stephen Oxberry and Karen Robb 19 Radiotherapy - Peter J Hoskin 20 Management of bone pain - Peter J Hoskin 21 Complementary therapies - Jacqueline Filshie and Adrian White 22 Management of breakthrough pain - Giovambattista Zeppetella and Russell K Portenoy 23 Psychological interventions in cancer pain management - T Manoj Kumar, C Venkateswaran, and P Thekkumpurath 24 Control of symptoms other than pain - Emma Hall, Nigel Sykes and Victor Pace PART 4 CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS 25 Pediatric cancer pain - John J Collins, Michael M Stevens and Charles B Berde 26 Cancer pain in older people - Margot Gosney 27 Cancer pain management in the context of substance abuse - Sharon M Weinstein 28 Pain in the dying person - Kate Skinner and Steven Z Pantilat 29 Pain in cancer survivors - W Paul Farquhar-Smith 30 Cancer pain management in the community setting - Margaret Gibbs, Vicky Robinson, Nigel Sykes and Christine Miaskowski

Reviews

<br> The book is well set out and is a pleasure to browse... This book belongs on the library shelf in both medical oncology and palliative care departments, where it will be a useful resource for both experienced physicians and trainees. --Roger Woodruff in Hachette Livre Australia<br>

<br> The book is well set out and is a pleasure to browse... This book belongs on the library shelf in both medical oncology and palliative care departments, where it will be a useful resource for both experienced physicians and trainees. --Roger Woodruff in Hachette Livre Australia<p><br>

"""The book is well set out and is a pleasure to browse... This book belongs on the library shelf in both medical oncology and palliative care departments, where it will be a useful resource for both experienced physicians and trainees.""--Roger Woodruff in Hachette Livre Australia"

Author Information

Nigel Sykes Medical Director and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Christopher's Hospice,London,UK Michael I Bennett Professor of Palliative Medicine, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Institute for Health Research,LancasterUniversity,Lancaster,UK Chun-Su Yuan Cyrus Tang Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care,PritzkerSchool of Medicine, TheUniversity ofChicago,Chicago,IL,USA

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