Table of Contents

1: Karen Forbes: Principles of management of pain due to cancer
2: Peter Hoskin: The range of treatments for pain due to cancer
3: Augusto Caraceni and Stefan Grond: The development and efficacy of the WHO analgesic ladder
4: Catherine E. Urch: Opioid receptors
5: Karen Forbes and Colette Reid: Starting opioids for moderate to severe pain: talking to the patient
6: Marie Fallon: Principles of opioid titration
7: Marie Fallon: Management of adverse effects
8: Marie Fallon: Morphine
9: Colette Reid and Eija Kalso: Oxycodone
10: Naeem Ahmed and Catherine E. Urch: Hydromorphone
11: Matt Makin: Methadone
12: Matt Makin: Other alternative oral opioids
13: Luke Feathers and Christina Faull: Transdermal opioids
14: Giovambattista Zeppetella: Other routes of opioid administration
15: Karen H. Simpson and Ganesan Baranidharan: Spinal opioids
16: Jeremy Johnson: Parenteral opioids
17: Fliss Murtagh, Polly Edmonds and Chris Farnham: Opioids in special circumstances

About the Author

Professor Forbes is the clinical lead for the United Bristol Healthcare Trust's hospital and palliative care team, course director for the University of Bristol MSc in Palliative Medicine and course lead for the medical undergraduate teaching in oncology and palliative medicine.

Reviews

...provides easily understood, rational, evidence-based explanations of the broad principles of cancer pain management...packed with useful clinically relevant information...a little gem that can be recommended very highly for any doctor who prescribes opioids for patients with cancer pain.
*British Journal of Anaesthesia*