Assessment and Treatment of Cancer Pain

, by Payne, Richard; Patt, Richard B.; Hill, C. Stratton; World Congress on Pain 1996 (Houston, Texas)

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ISBN: 9780931092213 | 0931092213
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 4/1/1998

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List of Contributing Authors	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Cancer Pain: A Global Perspective
Palliative Care in Latin America
Status of Palliative Care Initiatives	p. 3
The Impact of the Illegal Drug Market and Parallel Distribution Systems on the Availability of Opioids for Pain Relief in Colombia	p. 11
Cancer Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clinicians and Patients: Rationale, Barriers to Implementation, and Future Directions	p. 17
Cancer Pain Assessment: Research and Clinical Issues
Culture and Pain Assessment in Hispanic Patients	p. 35
Pain Management among Elderly Persons	p. 53
Radiological Imaging in the Cancer Patient with Back Pain	p. 67
Medical Decision Making: Application to Pain Assessment and Treatment	p. 91
Psychological Interventions for Pain: Potential Mechanisms	p. 109
Impact of Pain on Survival: What Do We Know?
Pain Kills: Animal Models and Neuro-Immunological Links	p. 135
The Pain-Mortality Link: Unraveling the Mysteries	p. 145
Clinical Assessment and Management of Cancer Pain
Neuropathic Pain: Mechanisms and Clinical Assessment	p. 159
Key Issues in Anesthetic Techniques in Cancer Pain	p. 175
Methodological Issues in the Design of Clinical Trials	p. 189
The Current Status of Anesthetic Approaches to Cancer Pain Management	p. 195
Neurosurgical Considerations and Options for Cancer-Related Pain	p. 213
Intrathecal Opioid Therapy and Implantable Devices	p. 223
Mechanisms of Bone Metastasis	p. 257
Management of Metastatic Bone Pain	p. 269
Opioid Pharmacology: Tolerance, Receptor Modulation, and New Analgesics	p. 275
Nonopioid Analgesics for Cancer Pain: Update on Clinical Pharmacology	p. 289
Alternative Routes for Administering Analgesics at Home	p. 309
Index	p. 321
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