Part I. Mechanisms and Epidemiology: 1. Nociception - basic principles Rie Suzuki and Anthony H. Dickenson |
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2. Epidemiology of cancer pain - a systematic review Julie Hearn and Irene Higginson | |
3. Cancer pain - prevalence and undertreatment Sean O'Mahoney | |
Part II. Assessment and Syndromes: 4. The assessment of cancer pain Karen O. Anderson and Charles S. Cleeland |
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5. Multidimensional assessment - pain and palliative care Peter G. Lawlor | |
6. Cancer pain syndromes Russell K. Portenoy and Maria Conn | |
Part III. Pharmacological Treatment: 7. Pharmacology of analgesia - basic principles Charles Inturrisi |
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8. Pharmacology of opioid analgesia - clinical principles Carla Ripamonti | |
9. Opioid side effects and management Catherine Sweeney and Eduardo Bruera | |
10. Non-opioid analgesics Burkhard Hinz, Hanns Ulrich Zeilhofer and Kay Brune | |
11. Adjuvant analgesic drugs Russell K. Portenoy and Germaine Rowe | |
Part IV. Non-Pharmacological Approaches: 12. Anesthesiological procedures Suellen M. Walker and Michael J. Cousins |
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13. Psychological interventions Diane Novy | |
14 Rehabilitation medicine interventions Teresa Gillis | |
15. Neurosurgical techniques in the management of cancer pain Samuel J. Hassenbusch and Lauren Johns | |
Part V. The Role of Antineoplastic Therapies in Pain Control: 16. Palliative radiotherapy Nora A. Janjan, Marc Delclos, Matthew Ballo and Christopher Crane |
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17. Palliative systemic antineoplastic therapy Michael J. Fisch | |
Part VI. Pain in Special Populations: 18. Cancer pain management in the chemically-dependent patient Steven D. Passik, Kenneth L. Kirsh and Vincent Mullen |
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19. Cancer pain in children John J. Collins and Charles B. Berde | |
20. Cancer pain in the elderly David I. Wollner | |
Part VII. Difficult Pain Problems: 21 Cancer pain and depression Marjaneh Rouhani, Jahandar Saifollahi and William Breitbart | |
22. Neuropathic pain Christopher J. Watling and Dwight E. Moulin | |
23. Breakthrough pain Perry G. Fine | |
24. Bone pain Eduardo Bruera and Catherine Sweeney | |
Part VIII. Special Topics: 25. Pain in medical illness - ethical foundations Pauline Lesage and Russell K. Portenoy |
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26. Clinical research John Farrar and Scott D. Halpern | |
27. Legal and regulatory aspects of opioid treatment - The United States experience June Dahl | |
28. Role of family caregivers in cancer pain management Myra Glajchen. |