Cancer-related Bone Pain

Buch | Softcover

128 Seiten

2007
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-921573-7 (ISBN)

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Bone pain is one of the most common and severe forms of pain experienced by patients with cancer. This practical, evidence-based, pocketbook brings the reader up-to-date on current developments in this area, and will be an invaluable reference for all healthcare professionals involved in the management of patients with cancer-related bone pain.

Cancer-related bone pain is experienced by patients with primary bone tumours such as myeloma and osteosarcoma, but is more commonly seen in patients with malignant tumours that have metastasised to bone. Bone pain is one of the most common and severe forms of pain associated with breast, prostate and lung cancer, yet little is known about the underlying mechanisms responsible for the pain. Cancer patients identify bone pain as the most disruptive cancer-related event in terms of their quality of life and daily functioning, and it is also associated with increased incidence of morbidity, depression, and anxiety.

Part of the Oxford Pain Management Library, this volume summarises the latest evidence-based and practical information on the management of cancer-related bone pain. Chapters cover the pathophysiology and clinical features of bone pain, general principles of management and the use of opioids and other agents. It will be an invaluable reference for all health care professionals involved in the management of patients with bone pain from various disciplines including palliative care, anaesthetics, oncology and general practice.

Dr Andrew Davies is Consultant in Palliative Medicine. His main clinical and research interests are symptom control, particularly the management of pain and oral problems.

1. Introduction ; 2. Pathophysiology of bone pain ; 3. Clinical features of bone pain ; 4. General principles of management ; 5. Radiology ; 6. Conventional analgesics for bone pain ; 7. Bisphosphonates for bone pain ; 8. Radiotherapy ; 9. Anaesthetic techniques ; 10. Orthopaedic techniques

Erscheint lt. Verlag	15.11.2007
Reihe/Serie	Oxford Pain Management Library OPML P
Zusatzinfo	halftones, tables and figures
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	101 x 180 mm
Gewicht	122 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Palliativmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Schmerztherapie
ISBN-10	0-19-921573-1 / 0199215731
ISBN-13	978-0-19-921573-7 / 9780199215737
Zustand	Neuware