Cancer Pain

Pharmacological, Interventional, and Palliative Care Approaches

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Published: JUN-2006
ISBN 10: 0-7216-0261-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-7216-0261-5
Imprint: SAUNDERS


By
Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD, Chief, Pain Section, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY

Description
This new, single-volume reference offers you today's best knowledge on successfully treating cancer pain. It covers everything from the initial evaluation of the patient with cancer pain to the final hours. Chapter after chapter, you'll find a wealth of information on the latest developments in pharmacological therapy · management of side effects and complications · the use of opiods and adjuvants · invasive techniques for the management of cancer pain · and alternative medicine therapies.

Audience:
Anesthesiologists, Anesthesiology Residents, Pain Management Physicians and Residents, Oncologists and Oncology Residents, Palliative Care Physicians and Nurses, Hospice Care Workers, Health Science Libraries


 
Last update: 14 Dec 2011