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Cancer pain

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Trends in cancer pain -- Etiology of cancer pain -- Cancer survivors -- Problems faced by cancer survivors who have persistent pain -- Tumor and treatment related pain -- Chronic pain syndromes associated with cancer treatment -- Guidelines for treating cancer survivors who experience persistent pain -- Challenges in managing pain associated with malignancies.…”
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Advanced cancer pain and quality of life /

Table of Contents: “…section 1. Pain management -- section 2. Palliative radiotherapy -- section 3. …”
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A physician's guide to pain and symptom management in cancer patients / by Abrahm, J. (Janet), Moment, Amanda, O'Donnell, Arden

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Symptom control using technology pragmatically /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Use of PCA for acute or episodic pain -- Blocks in cancer pain -- Targeted analgesia -- Use of continuous infusions -- Neuroablative blocks -- Spinal pumps: indications and benefits -- Options for spinal pump medications -- New option: Ziconotide -- Managing the distressed patient best with a multidisciplinary team.…”
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Cancer-related bone pain

Subjects: “…Bones Cancer Treatment.…”
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Principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology /

Table of Contents: “…Difficult pain syndromes: neuropathic pain, bone pain, and visceral pain -- Opioid pharmacotherapy -- Nonpharmacologic management of pain -- Interventional approaches to pain -- Pathology of bone metastases-implications for treatment -- Pathophysiology of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy -- Cancer-related fatigue -- Fever and sweats -- Hot flashes -- Anorexia/weight loss -- Dysphagia/speech rehabilitation in palliative care -- Chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting and treatment-related nausea and vomiting -- Assessment of management of chronic nausea and vomiting -- Diarrhea, malabsorption, and constipation -- Bowel obstruction -- Diagnosis and management of effusions -- Hiccups and other gastrointestinal symptoms -- Biology of treatment-induced mucositis -- Oral manifestations and complications of cancer therapy -- Approach to liver metastases in palliative oncology -- Palliative endoscope procedures -- Palliative interventional radiologic procedures -- Pruritus -- Treatment of tumor-related skin disorders -- Dermatologic adverse events during treatment -- Management of pressure ulcers and fungating wounds -- Lymphedema -- Principles of fistula and stoma management -- Dyspnea in the cancer patient -- Hemoptysis, airway obstruction, bronchospasm, cough, and pulmonary complications/symptoms of cancer and its treatment -- Prevention, assessment, and management of treatment-induced cardiac disease in cancer patients -- Management of hypercoagulable states and coagulopathy -- Urologic issues in palliative care -- Impact of hepatic and renal dysfunction on pharmacology of palliative care drugs -- Hypercalcemia -- Metabolic disorders in the cancer patient -- Infectious complications/management --…”
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Principles and practice of supportive oncology /

Subjects: “…Cancer pain Treatment.…”

Improving care for the end of life a sourcebook for health care managers and clinicians /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: continuous quality improvement for better end-of-life care -- How to make improvement happen -- Preventing, assessing and treating pain -- Managing dyspnea and ventilator withdrawal -- Beyond the living will: advance care planning for all stages of health and disease -- Supporting people in difficult times: relationships, spirituality, and bereavement -- Continuity of care: improving transitions, continuity, and coordination of care in the health care system -- Caring for caregivers: helping staff to provide good care -- Hospital-based palliative care consults and units -- Law , policy, and finance -- Alzheimer's and other dementias: opportunities to honor life -- Opportunites to improve care for cancer patients -- Offering end-of-life services to patients with advanced heart or lung failure -- Depression and delirium -- Conclusion: getting started.…”
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