You don't have to suffer : a complete guide to relieving cancer pain for patients and their families / Susan S. Lang, Richard B. Patt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lang, Susan S., author.

Patt, Richard B., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer pain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 366p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book teaches families everything they need to know about cancer pain and its treatments. Viewing pain as a whole body phenomenon that comprises physical and psychological well-being, it includes the latest medical treatments and medications.

This is the one book that anyone who has taken care of a loved one with cancer wished they had from the beginning. Starting with a review on why cancer pain is still an everyday tragedy when modern medical techniques can relieve it in almost every case, it teaches families everything they need to know about cancer pain and its treatments. Viewing pain as a whole-body phenomenon that comprises physical and psychological well-being, this book outlines the latest medical treatments and medications as well as psychological, cognitive, and spiritual approaches to coping and relieving cancer pain.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

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

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

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

F

K

U

V

W

X

Y

Z.

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 1994.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [347]-352) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770931-1

0-19-802456-8

1-280-44363-4

9786610443635

1-4237-3859-4

1-60129-943-5

OCLC:

936914074