Table of Contents

PART 1 GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
1 Pathophysiology of somatic, visceral and neuropathic cancer pain - Catherine E Urch and Rie Suzuki
2 Epidemiology of cancer pain - Irene J Higginson, Julie Hearn and Fliss Murtagh
3 Cancer pain syndromes - Robert Twycross and Michael Bennett
4 History and clinical examination of the cancer pain patient: assessment and measurement - Badi El Osta and Eduardo Bruera
5 Psychological evaluation of patient and family - Barbara Monroe
6 The role of the nonprofessional caregiver in cancer pain management - Christine Miaskowski
7 Teamworking in cancer pain management - Vicky Robinson and Rob George
8 Barriers to cancer pain relief: an international perspective on drug availability and service delivery - Fiona Graham and David Clark
9 Ethical issues in cancer pain management - Fiona Randall
PART 2 DRUG THERAPIES FOR CANCER PAIN
10 Clinical pharmacology: principles of analgesic drug management - Stephan A. Schug and Kirsten Auret
11 Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics: non-opioids - Victor Pace
12 Clinical pharmacology of opioids: basic pharmacology - Sangeeta R Mehendale and Chun-Su Yuan
13 Clinical pharmacology of opioids: opioid switching and genetic basis for variability in opioid sensitivity - Columba Quigley, Joy Ross and Julia Riley
14 Clinical pharmacology of opioids: adverse effects of opioids - Juan Manuel Núñez Olarte
15 Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics: drugs for neuropathic pain in cancer - Carina Saxby and Michael Bennett
16 Control of procedure-related pain - Iain Lawrie and Colin Campbell
PART 3 NON-DRUG THERAPIES FOR CANCER PAIN
17 Nerve blocks: chemical and physical neurolytic agents - John E Williams
18 Stimulation-induced analgesia - Mark I Johnson, Stephen Oxberry and Karen Robb
19 Radiotherapy - Peter J Hoskin
20 Management of bone pain - Peter J Hoskin
21 Complementary therapies - Jacqueline Filshie and Adrian White
22 Management of breakthrough pain - Giovambattista Zeppetella and Russell K Portenoy
23 Psychological interventions in cancer pain management - T Manoj Kumar, C Venkateswaran, and P Thekkumpurath
24 Control of symptoms other than pain - Emma Hall, Nigel Sykes and Victor Pace
PART 4 CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF PAIN IN SPECIAL SITUATIONS
25 Pediatric cancer pain - John J Collins, Michael M Stevens and Charles B Berde
26 Cancer pain in older people - Margot Gosney
27 Cancer pain management in the context of substance abuse - Sharon M Weinstein
28 Pain in the dying person - Kate Skinner and Steven Z Pantilat
29 Pain in cancer survivors - W Paul Farquhar-Smith
30 Cancer pain management in the community setting - Margaret Gibbs, Vicky Robinson, Nigel Sykes and Christine Miaskowski

About the Author

Nigel Sykes Medical Director and Consultant in Palliative Medicine, St Christopher's Hospice,London,UK Michael I Bennett Professor of Palliative Medicine, International Observatory on End of Life Care, Institute for Health Research,LancasterUniversity,Lancaster,UK Chun-Su Yuan Cyrus Tang Professor of Anesthesia and Critical Care, Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care,PritzkerSchool of Medicine, TheUniversity ofChicago,Chicago,IL,USA

Reviews

"The book is well set out and is a pleasure to browse... This book belongs on the library shelf in both medical oncology and palliative care departments, where it will be a useful resource for both experienced physicians and trainees."--Roger Woodruff in Hachette Livre Australia