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| List of Contributing Authors | p. vii |
| Preface | p. ix |
| Cancer Pain: A Global Perspective | |
| Palliative Care in Latin America | |
| Status of Palliative Care Initiatives | p. 3 |
| The Impact of the Illegal Drug Market and Parallel Distribution Systems on the Availability of Opioids for Pain Relief in Colombia | p. 11 |
| Cancer Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines for Clinicians and Patients: Rationale, Barriers to Implementation, and Future Directions | p. 17 |
| Cancer Pain Assessment: Research and Clinical Issues | |
| Culture and Pain Assessment in Hispanic Patients | p. 35 |
| Pain Management among Elderly Persons | p. 53 |
| Radiological Imaging in the Cancer Patient with Back Pain | p. 67 |
| Medical Decision Making: Application to Pain Assessment and Treatment | p. 91 |
| Psychological Interventions for Pain: Potential Mechanisms | p. 109 |
| Impact of Pain on Survival: What Do We Know? | |
| Pain Kills: Animal Models and Neuro-Immunological Links | p. 135 |
| The Pain-Mortality Link: Unraveling the Mysteries | p. 145 |
| Clinical Assessment and Management of Cancer Pain | |
| Neuropathic Pain: Mechanisms and Clinical Assessment | p. 159 |
| Key Issues in Anesthetic Techniques in Cancer Pain | p. 175 |
| Methodological Issues in the Design of Clinical Trials | p. 189 |
| The Current Status of Anesthetic Approaches to Cancer Pain Management | p. 195 |
| Neurosurgical Considerations and Options for Cancer-Related Pain | p. 213 |
| Intrathecal Opioid Therapy and Implantable Devices | p. 223 |
| Mechanisms of Bone Metastasis | p. 257 |
| Management of Metastatic Bone Pain | p. 269 |
| Opioid Pharmacology: Tolerance, Receptor Modulation, and New Analgesics | p. 275 |
| Nonopioid Analgesics for Cancer Pain: Update on Clinical Pharmacology | p. 289 |
| Alternative Routes for Administering Analgesics at Home | p. 309 |
| Index | p. 321 |
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