Cancer Pain
Assessment and Management

This is the second edition of the widely praised book by Drs Eduardo D. Bruera and Russell K. Portenoy on all aspects of cancer pain.

Eduardo D. Bruera (Edited by), Russell K. Portenoy (Edited by)

9780521879279, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 12 October 2009

656 pages, 58 b/w illus. 8 colour illus. 103 tables
28.5 x 22 x 3.5 cm, 1.96 kg

'… unique in its practical, yet scientifically-based approach …' Doody's Reviews

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. This is a comprehensive, clinically oriented review of all aspects of the complex and multidimensional problem of cancer pain. The unique characteristics of cancer pain, including pathophysiology, clinical assessment, diagnosis, and pharmacological and nonpharmacological management are all discussed here in detail. Internationally recognized leaders in cancer pain research have contributed to many new chapters, including neuraxial analgesia, hospice and institution-based palliative care programs, bone pain, and cancer pain and palliative care in the developing world. Cancer Pain continues to be a scholarly but accessible text that is an essential resource for physicians, nurses, and medical students who treat suffering from cancer pain.

Part I. Mechanisms and Epidemiology: 1. Nociception: basic principles Rie Suzuki, Shafaq Sikandar and Anthony H. Dickenson
2. Pathophysiology of malignant bone pain Juan Miguel Jimenez-Andrade, Monica Herrera and Patrick Mantyh
Part II. Epidemiology and Syndromes: 3. Cancer pain epidemiology Irene J. Higginson and Fliss Murtagh
4. Cancer pain syndromes Mervyn Koh and Russell K. Portenoy
Part III. Assessment: 5. The assessment of cancer pain: measurement strategy Karen O. Anderson
6. Multidimensional assessment: pain and palliative care Norma O'Leary, Carol Stone and Peter G. Lawlor
7. Evaluating pain for children with cancer Patricia A. McGrath and Eric J. Crawford
8. Pain syndromes in cancer survivors Rosemary C. Polomano, Michael Ashburn and John T. Farrar
Part IV. Pharmacological Treatment: 9. Pharmacology of analgesia: basic principles Charles E. Inturrisi
10. Pharmacogenetic considerations in the treatment of cancer pain Pål Klepstad
11. Pharmacology of opioid analgesia: clinical principles Carla Ripamonti and Claudia Bareggi
12. Opioid side effects and management Maxine De La Cruz and Eduardo Bruera
13. Antipyretic analgesics Burkhard Hinz and Kay Brune
14. Adjuvant analgesic drugs Russell K. Portenoy and Mervyn Koh
15. Neuraxial analgesia L. Holford and Michael Cousins
Part V. Other Interventional Strategies: 16. Neural blockade for cancer pain Rebecca Chan and Oscar de Leon-Cassasola
17. Neurosurgical treatment of cancer pain Robert W. Hurley and Fred A. Lenz
Part VI. Rehabilitation and Psychological Interventions: 18. Psychological interventions for cancer pain Francis J. Keefe, Amy P. Abernethy, Jane L. Wheeler and Tamara J. Somers
19. Rehabilitation medicine interventions Jack B. Fu, Ki Y. Shin and Theresa A. Gillis
Part VII. The Role of Antineoplastic Therapies in Pain Control: 20. Palliative radiotherapy Alysa Fairchild and Edward Chow
21. Palliative systemic antineoplastic therapy Michael J. Fisch
22. Cancer pain management in the chemically dependent patient Steven D. Passik, Lara K. Dhingra and Kenneth L. Kirsh
Part VIII: Pain in Special Populations: 23. Cancer pain in children Richard Hain
24. Managing cancer pain in the elderly Marvin Omar Delgado-Guay and David Wollner
Part IX. Difficult Pain Problems: 25. Cancer pain and depression William S. Breitbart, Wendy G. Lichtenthal, Hayley Pessin and Gloria Lee
26. Neuropathic pain Ricardo A. Cruciani, E. Alessandra Strada and Helena Knotkova
27. Breakthrough pain Sebastiano Mercadante
28. Bone pain Badi El Osta and Eduardo Bruera
Part X. Systems of Care: 29. Integrating cancer pain management into hospice practice and institution-based palliative care programs Sandra P. Gomez and Paul W. Walker
30. Pain in medical illness: ethical foundations Pauline Lesage and Russell K. Portenoy
31. Understanding clinical trials in pain research John T. Farrar and Scott D. Halpern
32. Legal and regulatory aspects of opioid treatment: the United States experience June L. Dahl
33. Role of family caregivers in cancer pain management Myra Glajchen
34. Cancer pain and palliative care in the developing world Roberto Wenk, Daniela Mosoiu and M. R. Rajagopal.

Subject Areas: Pain & pain management [MMBP], Anaesthetics [MMB], Oncology [MJCL]