Cancer Pain: Assessment and Management

This compilation exceeds what is available in standard textbooks on cancer pain by providing the right balance among pharmacologic, nonpharmacologic, and interventional approaches to therapy.

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Medical Writings: Book Notes4 November 2003Cancer Pain: Assessment and ManagementCharles F. von Gunten, MD, PhDCharles F. von Gunten, MD, PhDFrom San Diego Hospice Palliative Care San Diego California.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-139-9-200311040-00027 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Bruera ED and Portenoy RK, eds. 485 pages. New York: Cambridge Univ Pr; 2003. $160. ISBN 0521773326. Order at uk.cambridge.org.Field of medicine: Cancer pain.Format: Hardcover book.Audience: Physicians who specialize in pain and palliative medicine and researchers in cancer pain management.Purpose: To provide a comprehensive, clinically oriented, and scholarly review of all aspects of the complex and multidimensional problem of cancer pain.Content: This textbook comprises contributions from 46 international experts. Edited by 2 of the most prominent physicianresearchers in pain and palliative medicine, the book is organized into 8 sections: 1) mechanisms and epidemiology, 2) assessment ... Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From San Diego Hospice Palliative Care San Diego California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 4 November 2003Volume 139, Issue 9Page: 794KeywordsCancer treatmentEpidemiologyLibrariesPain managementPalliative carePopulation statisticsSoftware tools ePublished: 4 November 2003 Issue Published: 4 November 2003 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2003 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...