Cancer Pain ManagementDeborah B. McGuire, Connie Henke Yarbro Grune & Stratton, 1987 - 286 pages |
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... disease is documented , at other times not . Much of the information collected on cancer - related pain comes from major medical or cancer research centers . The extent of the problem for patients being cared for at home or in small ...
... disease is documented , at other times not . Much of the information collected on cancer - related pain comes from major medical or cancer research centers . The extent of the problem for patients being cared for at home or in small ...
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... disease , thus revealing that stage of disease was an important variable in the prevalence of pain . Daut and Cleeland surveyed a group of 667 inpatients and outpatients at a comprehensive cancer center in order to estimate the ...
... disease , thus revealing that stage of disease was an important variable in the prevalence of pain . Daut and Cleeland surveyed a group of 667 inpatients and outpatients at a comprehensive cancer center in order to estimate the ...
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... disease itself . In dealing with malignant disease , primary efforts to control pain involve , when feasible , surgical , radiotherapeutic , or chemical removal of the tumor , with ultimate control of the pain being an expected ...
... disease itself . In dealing with malignant disease , primary efforts to control pain involve , when feasible , surgical , radiotherapeutic , or chemical removal of the tumor , with ultimate control of the pain being an expected ...
Contents
Prevalence and Profile of Pain | 21 |
Painful Complications of Cancer Diagnosis | 47 |
Issues in Cancer Pain Management | 69 |
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