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Description for Cancer Pain
Hardcover. This comprehensive, practical guide to the management of pain in cancer patients begins with a full discussion of the current issues. Its exhaustive content may help to increase the proportion of cancer sufferers who receive appropriate pain management. Editor(s): Hanna, Magdi; Zylicz, Zbigniew. Num Pages: 286 pages, 26 black & white illustrations, 26 colour illustrations, 29 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: MJCL; MMBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 182 x 18. Weight in Grams: 686.
Cancer Pain provides a comprehensive, practical guide to the management of pain in cancer patients. Beginning with a discussion of current issues in the control of cancer pain, the initial chapters provide a clear, concise explanation of cancer pain syndromes, an up-to-date understanding of the pathophysiological mechanism and recent developments in creating pre-clinical cancer pain models. The book offers the reader the wide and improved options for management of cancer pain in clinical practice including the use of opioid and non-opioid drugs and the role of non-pharmacological methods in pain control. Subsequent chapters address particular challenges in pain control, such ... Read more
Cancer Pain provides a comprehensive, practical guide to the management of pain in cancer patients. Beginning with a discussion of current issues in the control of cancer pain, the initial chapters provide a clear, concise explanation of cancer pain syndromes, an up-to-date understanding of the pathophysiological mechanism and recent developments in creating pre-clinical cancer pain models. The book offers the reader the wide and improved options for management of cancer pain in clinical practice including the use of opioid and non-opioid drugs and the role of non-pharmacological methods in pain control. Subsequent chapters address particular challenges in pain control, such ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
286
Place of Publication
England, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857292292
SKU
V9780857292292
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Cancer Pain
From the book reviews: Selected as “Highly Commended” at BMA Medical Book Awards for 2014. “The books strengths are its relatively small size and comprehensive review of many of the evolving and grey areas of Cancer Pain. It is easy to read, and makes a point of reviewing complex, and often unsolved areas of practice with a straight-forward ... Read more