
Practical Management of Complex Cancer Pain
Oxford University Press
Published on 27. February 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-19-966162-6 (ISBN)
Description
Practical Management of Complex Cancer Pain gives advice on advanced pain management techniques for cancer pains. Emphasis is placed on the suitability and selection of patients for different invasive and complex procedures based on the patient's history.
Case histories provide compressive insight into the complexities of holistic management, with pain being only one of the factors that distress patients and families. The book also covers cancer pain management for patients in a community setting including, the collaboration between pain and palliative medicine.
This practical guide to the management and treatment of complex cancer pain is essential reading for all oncologists, pain, and palliative care specialists.
Case histories provide compressive insight into the complexities of holistic management, with pain being only one of the factors that distress patients and families. The book also covers cancer pain management for patients in a community setting including, the collaboration between pain and palliative medicine.
This practical guide to the management and treatment of complex cancer pain is essential reading for all oncologists, pain, and palliative care specialists.
Reviews / Votes
Crisp and to the point. * Dr. Roger Woodruff, IAHPC Book Reviews * A welcome addition to the Oxford Specialist Handbooks series * European Journal of Palliative care *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 180 mm
Width: 101 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-966162-6 (9780199661626)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Editor
Consultant in Pain MedicineConsultant in Pain Medicine, Department of Pain Medicine, The Walton Centre for Neurology and Neurosurgery NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
Consultant in Pain MedicineConsultant in Pain Medicine, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, UK
St Gemma's Professor of Palliative MedicineSt Gemma's Professor of Palliative Medicine, Academic Unit of Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Services, University of Leeds, UK
Consultant in Pain Medicine and AnaesthesiaConsultant in Pain Medicine and Anaesthesia, Bradford Royal Infirmary, UK
Content
SECTION A. INTRODUCTION AND CLINICAL CASES; SECTION B. DETAILS OF INTERVENTIONAL TECHNIQUES; SECTION C. COLLABORATION BETWEEN SERVICES