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Table 7-2 Existing Methods of Alleviating Cancer - Related Pain I. Primary Control Methods A. Therapy directed toward control of the disease process itself . 1. Surgery . 2. Radiation therapy . 3. Chemotherapy ( cytotoxic & hormonal ...
Table 7-2 Existing Methods of Alleviating Cancer - Related Pain I. Primary Control Methods A. Therapy directed toward control of the disease process itself . 1. Surgery . 2. Radiation therapy . 3. Chemotherapy ( cytotoxic & hormonal ...
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rapid relief of pain as a consequence of local cytotoxic effect and retardation of neoplastic spread in the area of the treatment . The types of patients most likely to benefit from radiation therapy are those with metastatic bone ...
rapid relief of pain as a consequence of local cytotoxic effect and retardation of neoplastic spread in the area of the treatment . The types of patients most likely to benefit from radiation therapy are those with metastatic bone ...
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The various neurosurgical therapeutic interventions for the control of cancer pain must be carefully matched to the patients to be treated . In addition to having failed the more conservative first lines of therapy , they must be ...
The various neurosurgical therapeutic interventions for the control of cancer pain must be carefully matched to the patients to be treated . In addition to having failed the more conservative first lines of therapy , they must be ...
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Prevalence and Profile of Pain | 21 |
Painful Complications of Cancer Diagnosis | 47 |
Issues in Cancer Pain Management | 69 |
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