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9780801881015

A Physician's Guide To Pain And Symptom Management In Cancer Patients

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  • ISBN13:

    9780801881015

  • ISBN10:

    0801881013

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-05-20
  • Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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Summary

Janet L. Abrahm argues that all causes of suffering experienced by people with cancer, be they physical, psychological, social, or spiritual, should be treated at all stages: at diagnosis, during curative therapy, in the event that cancer recurs, and during the final months. In the second edition of this symptom-oriented guide, she provides primary care physicians, advanced practice nurses, internists and oncologists with detailed information and advice for alleviating the stress and pain of patients and family members alike. The new edition includes the latest information on patient and family communication and counseling, on medical, surgical, and complementary and alternative treatments for symptoms caused by cancer and cancer treatments, and on caring for patients in the last days and their bereaved families. Updated case histories, medication tables, Practice Points, and bibliographies provide clinicians with the information they need to treat their cancer patients effectively and compassionately.

Author Biography

Janet L. Abrahm, M.D., is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Pain and Palliative Care Programs at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xv
Part I. Hidden Concerns, Unasked Questions
1. EARLY DAYS
3(43)
2. HELPING PATIENTS ACCEPT OPIOID PAIN MEDICATION
46(16)
3. APPROACHING THE END
62(45)
Part II. Pain Control and Symptom Management
4. ASSESSING THE PATIENT IN PAIN
107(41)
5. PHARMACOLOGIC MANAGEMENT OF CANCER PAIN
148(131)
6. NONPHARMACOLOGIC STRATEGIES FOR PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
279(38)
7. MANAGING OTHER DISTRESSING PROBLEMS
317(79)
8. THE LAST DAYS...AND THE BEREAVED
396(41)
Clinician Bibliography 437(18)
Patient and Family Bibliography 455(16)
Index 471

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