This book provides, in a single cohesive source, all the information a health care professional needs to diagnose and select appropriate treatments for the patient with pain associated with cancer. The book is clinically oriented and comprehensively addresses all the issues surrounding modern cancer pain management. The authors provide detailed information on common but difficult to treat cancer pain scenarios. Coverage includes state-of-the-art information on treatment options and discussions of the impact of radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery on pain management. This authoritative, comprehensive clinical reference is essential for all clinicians who treat patients with cancer, including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, pain specialists, anesthesiologists, primary care physicians, internists, and nurses.
When the editors asked me to write a foreword to this book I felt very honoured but somewhat embarrassed. I am not a physician but I have spent many years...
Discusses the frequent undermedication of cancer patients, the legal ramifications of medications, and the need to properly medicate patients who otherwise might jeopardize their chance for recovery.
Awarded second place in the 2013 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Palliative Care and Hospice category "This book provides many options for pain management in cancer patients, including pharmacological and nonpharmacological options,.. ...
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Practical Management of Complex Cancer Pain provides practical advice on advanced pain management techniques for cancer pains. Comprehensive case histories give readers insight into the treatment of pain management.
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Drs Eduardo D. Bruera and Russell K. Portenoy have completely revised and updated the widely respected Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management for the second edition of this unanimously praised book.
Lynn Baxendale - Cox , PhD , RN Assistant Professor and Director of the JHUSON Research Laboratory The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing Baltimore , Maryland Pamela Kedziera , MS , RN , OCN Clinical Manager / Clinical Nurse ...
This highly regarded handbook provides clinicians with the information they need to treat their cancer patients effectively and compassionately.