| Description |
1 online resource (381 pages) |
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Part I: Cancer and Its Pain;; 1. Cancer Pain Undermines Cancer Treatment;; 2. Understanding Cancer and Pain;; 3. Assessing Pain and Planning Strategies;; 4. On Being an Active Health-Care Consumer;; Part II: The Painkillers;; 5. Understanding Mild Pain Relievers;; 6. Understanding the Weak Opioids;; 7. Understanding the Strong Opioids;; 8. Understanding How Adjuvant Drugs Relieve Pain and Suffering;; 9. ";"High-Tech";"; Options;; Part III: Other Approaches and Concerns;; 10. Dealing with Constipation, Diarrhea, Nausea, and Vomiting;; 11. Dealing with Other Side Effects and Discomforts |
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12. Mind-Body Approaches to Easing Pain13. Special Cases: Children, the Elderly, and Patients with Special Needs;; 14. Dealing with Feelings;; 15. If Death Approaches;; NOTES;; APPENDIX: Where To Find More Information;; More Information on Medications;; GLOSSARY;; A;; B;; C;; D;; E;; G;; H;; I;; L;; M;; N;; O;; P;; Q;; R;; S;; T;; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY;; INDEX;; A;; B;; C;; D;; E;; F;; G;; H;; I;; K;; L;; M;; N;; O;; P;; Q;; R;; S;; T;; U;; V;; W;; X;; Y;; Z |
| Summary |
On March 2, 1994, the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (a division of the Public Health Service) made headlines by releasing new cancer pain management guidelines. That report revealed that pain is frequently undertreated, and that relief is not only possible for most patients, but actually aids in recovery. For many cancer victims, the agency's guidelines offered new hope;; for Dr. Richard B. Patt and coauthor Susan S. Lang, it was a resounding vindication of the findings they set forth in You Don't Have to Suffer. Written by one of the country's leading cancer pain experts and scien |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Cancer pain.
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Cancer -- Complications.
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Cancer -- Complications
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Cancer pain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Patt, Richard B
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| ISBN |
9780198024569 |
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0198024568 |
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