Thoroughly updating their widely praised 1994 book, "You Don't Have to Suffer," Dr. Richard B. Patt and Susan Lang offer a much-needed handbook for patients and caregivers on all aspects of cancer pain and suffering.
Thoroughly updating their widely praised 1994 book, "You Don't Have to Suffer," Dr. Richard B. Patt and Susan Lang offer a much-needed handbook for patients and caregivers on all aspects of cancer pain and suffering.
Richard B Patt, M.D. is the Medical Coordinator of Inpatient Services at the world-renowned Hospice at the Texas Medical Center and is the President and Chief Medical Officer of the Patt Center for Cancer Pain & Wellness (www.cancerpain.org) in Houston. He served as the Deputy Chief of the Pain and Symptom Management Section of the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and was the founder of the Cancer Pain Program at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Susan S Lang has been a senior science writer at Cornell University for almost 20 years and the author/co-author of 11 other books including the forthcoming OUP publication Beating the Blues: New Approaches for Overcoming Dysthymia and Mild Depression, and hundreds of articles in the areas of psychology, health, medicine and veterinary science for national publications.
Inhaltsangabe
* Part 1: Cancer and Its Pain * 1: How Cancer Pain Undermines Cancer Treatment * 2: Understanding Cancer and Pain * 3: Assessing Pain and Planning Treatment Strategies * 4: On Being an Active Health Care Consumer * Part 2: The Painkillers * 5: Understanding Medications Used to Treat Mild Pain * 6: Understanding Medications Used to Treat Moderate Pain * 7: Understanding Medications Used to Treat Severe Pain * 8: Understanding How Adjuvant Drugs Relieve Pain and Suffering * 9: High-Tech Options * Part 3: Other Approaches and Concerns * 10: Dealing with Constipation, Diarrhoea, Nausea and Vomiting * 11: Dealing with Other Side Effects and Discomforts * 12: Mind-Body Approaches to Easing Pain * 13: Special Cases: Children, the Elderly, and Patients with Special Needs * 14: Dealing with Feelings * 15: If Death Approaches * Appendix 1: Where to find more information * Appendix 2: Common drugs used for cancer pain and foreign names for the drugs * Appendix 3: Detailed relaxation instructions * Appendix 4: Planning for your mental and physical health care and treatment
* Part 1: Cancer and Its Pain * 1: How Cancer Pain Undermines Cancer Treatment * 2: Understanding Cancer and Pain * 3: Assessing Pain and Planning Treatment Strategies * 4: On Being an Active Health Care Consumer * Part 2: The Painkillers * 5: Understanding Medications Used to Treat Mild Pain * 6: Understanding Medications Used to Treat Moderate Pain * 7: Understanding Medications Used to Treat Severe Pain * 8: Understanding How Adjuvant Drugs Relieve Pain and Suffering * 9: High-Tech Options * Part 3: Other Approaches and Concerns * 10: Dealing with Constipation, Diarrhoea, Nausea and Vomiting * 11: Dealing with Other Side Effects and Discomforts * 12: Mind-Body Approaches to Easing Pain * 13: Special Cases: Children, the Elderly, and Patients with Special Needs * 14: Dealing with Feelings * 15: If Death Approaches * Appendix 1: Where to find more information * Appendix 2: Common drugs used for cancer pain and foreign names for the drugs * Appendix 3: Detailed relaxation instructions * Appendix 4: Planning for your mental and physical health care and treatment
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