Cancer Pain - Assessment and Management (Hardcover, 2nd Revised edition)

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. Per the New England Journal of Medicine, This book should be in the library of every physician who comes into contact with patients with pain. It is truly superb.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	2010
Editors:	Eduardo D. Bruera • Russell K. Portenoy
Dimensions:	285 x 220 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	656
Edition:	2nd Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-87927-9
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Palliative medicine Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Anaesthetics > General Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Diseases & disorders > Oncology > General
LSN:	0-521-87927-2
Barcode:	9780521879279

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