Cancer Pain: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management

by Fitzgibbon, Dermot R.; Loeser, John D.

• ISBN13: 9781608310890
• ISBN10: 1608310892
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-02-03
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This book provides, in a single source, all the information a health care professional needs to diagnose and select appropriate treatments for the patient with pain associated with cancer. The book is clinically oriented and comprehensively addresses all the issues surrounding modern cancer pain management. The authors take the reader through this process logically and provide detailed information on common but difficult to treat cancer pain scenarios. Coverage includes up-to-date information on treatment options and discussions of the impact of radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery on pain management. The book is based on the two authors' personal experiences in managing the pain of patients with cancer. It is comprehensive is size with exhaustive literature reviews on each topic. It is integrated, rather than fragmented by multiple contributors with varying styles and goals. The book will be an authoritative, comprehensive clinical review of state-of-the-art cancer pain management aimed at all clinicians who treat patients with cancer, including medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, pain specialists, anesthesiologists, primary care physicians, internists, and nurses.

Table of Contents

Section I: ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS 1. Introduction to Epidemiology 2. Cancer Pain Assessment and Diagnostic Issues 3. The Perception of Pain 4. The Process of Pain in the Cancer Patient 5. Issues Affecting Well-Being in Cancer Patients 6. Characteristics of Cancer Pain 7. Tumor Processes and Pain 8. Bone Metastases 9. Visceral Pain 10. Neuropathic Pain 11. Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression 12. Systematic Pain Assessment Section II: MANAGEMENT 13. Overview of Management 14. Comprehensive Care of the Cancer Patient with Pain 15. Primary Anti-Cancer Treatments 16. Symptom-Directed Pain Management: Medication 17. Non-Opioid Analgesics 18. Adjuvant Drugs 19. Opioid Analgesics 20. Medication Misuse and Substance Abuse 21. Symptom-Directed Pain Management Intervention 22. Neuraxial Analgesia 23. Spine and Bone Pain 24. Depression, Anxiety, and Sleep 25. Related Issues 26. Specialized Pain Management Summary: Pain and Cancer APPENDICES A. Pain Disability Index B. Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy - General (FACT-G) C. Structured Opioid Assessment for Patients with Pain (SOAPP) D. Current Opioid Misuse Measure (COMM) E. Driving Instructions for Patients Taking Opioids F. Opioid Agreement G. Consent to Assume Risks for Medical Marijuana H. Physician Authorization for Medical Marijuana I. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) J. Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) K.1. Template for Initial Outpatient Pain Evaluation K-2. Template for Outpatient Pain Clinic Follow-up Visits M. Patient Disability Questionnaire N. Neuropathic Pain Scale O. CAGE Questionnaire