Pain in the Cancer Patient Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Therapy

Pain in the Cancer Patient Pathogenesis, Diagnosis and Therapy / edited by M. Zimmermann, P. Drings, G. Wagner.

Pain is unfortunately not an early symptom in neoplastic diseases. When it occurs, however, as it so often does in the advanced stages of the disease, then it can be particularly severe. Many physicians are not able to treat such pain efficiently with the standard methods familiar to them. Even in t...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Zimmermann, M. (Editor), Drings, P. (Editor), Wagner, G. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 1984.
Edition:1st ed. 1984.
Series:Recent Results in Cancer Research, 89
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Oncology  .
Pain medicine.
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Table of Contents:
  • Guidelines for Therapy of Pain in Cancer Patients
  • Management of Cancer Pain
  • The Telos and Ethos of Pain and Suffering
  • Pathological Anatomy of Cancer Pain
  • Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Cancer Pain
  • Pharmacology of the Primary Nociceptive Neuron
  • Frequency of Pain in Patients with Cancer
  • Clinical Pain Syndromes in Cancer Patients and Their Causes
  • Analysis of Cancer Pain by the Neurologist
  • Pain in the Cancer Patient as a Consequence of Therapy (Surgery, Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy)
  • Control of Cancer Pain with Analgesics Acting in the Central Nervous System
  • Epidural Opiates for the Treatment of Cancer Pain
  • Opiates and Respiratory Function in Advanced Cancer
  • The Use of Psychotropic Drugs in the Treatment of Cancer Pain
  • Local Anesthetics in the Treatment of Cancer Pain
  • Treatment of Cancer Pain with Neurolytic Agents
  • Neurosurgical Treatment of Cancer Pain
  • Orthopedic Surgery for Management of Tumor Pain
  • Chemotherapy for the Treatment of Cancer Pain
  • Calcitonin: Analgesic Effects
  • Treatment of Terminal Pain in Cancer Patients by Means of Iontophoresis of Vinca Alkaloids
  • Radiotherapy of Cancer Pain
  • Psychological Treatment Modalities for Pain in Cancer Patients
  • Hospice Care: The Treatment of Pain in Advanced Cancer.

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