Main description:

This book presents a timely and multidisciplinary update on the modalities currently available for treating the most feared symptom of patients diagnosed with cancer. The various cancer pain syndromes are explored in detail, covering those related directly to malignancy and those due to the after-effects of cancer therapy. Treatment modalities, including pharmacologic approaches, interventional procedures, and palliative surgical options, are discussed clearly and concisely, with provision of recommendations for the practitioner. Further topics include new and emerging treatments for cancer pain, survivorship considerations, pain management in special populations, and implementation of systems-based pain programs. The book has been written by a multidisciplinary group of experts, reflecting the evolution in pain and symptom management that has occurred in parallel with progress toward more targeted oncologic treatments. Oncologists, palliative care physicians, allied health professionals, and other practitioners involved in caring for cancer patients will find Fundamentals of Cancer Pain Management to be a rich source of evidence-based insights into effective pain management.

Contents:

Part I: Background and Assessment of Cancer Pain 1 History and Epidemiology of Cancer Pain 2 Cancer Pain Syndromes 3 Cancer Treatment-Related Pain 4 Cancer Pain Management: A European perspective 5 Pain in the Cancer SurvivorPart II: Pharmacologic Therapies 6 Opioid therapy in cancer pain 7 Opioid related side effects and management 8 Clinical implications of opioid therapy 9 Non-Opioid Analgesics and Emerging TherapiesPart III: Interventional and Locoregional Therapies 10 Palliative Radiation for Cancer Pain Management 11 Ablation Techniques in Cancer Pain 12 Interventional Treatments for Cancer Pain 13 Peripheral nerve entrapments 14 Intrathecal Analgesia in Cancer Pain 15 Neurosurgical Treatments for Cancer PainPart IV: Total Pain and Rehabilitation 16 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 17 Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Pain 18 Integrative Therapies in Cancer Pain