Cancer Pain: Pharmacological, Interventional, and Palliative Care Approaches

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: * Features a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to cancer pain—from top international cancer centers. * Covers the latest pharmacologic treatments as well as the recent advances in the management of side effects and complications associated with oral pharmacological therapy. * Provides step-by-step instructions for invasive pain techniques. * Discusses intraspinal analgesia, resulting in better pain relief and a lower incidence of side effects and complications for patients who have had little success with the use of pharmacological therapy. * Includes discussions on the benefits as well as side effects of alternative medicine, including acupuncture, herbal therapies, and message therapy. * Examines the advantages of cancer pain treatment by psychologists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and nutritionists. * Presents complete palliative care protocols and recipes for every symptom and major organ system.