Edition |
Revised and expanded edition. |
Description |
xviii, 446 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Note |
Previously published in 1994 under the title: You don't have to suffer; Lang listed as the first author on t.p. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 421-429) and index. |
Contents |
A note for chronic pain sufferers who don't have cancer -- Part 1: Cancer and its pain -- How cancer pain undermines health and treatment -- Understanding cancer and pain -- Assessing pain and planning treatment strategies -- On being an active health care consumer -- Part 2: The Painkillers -- Understanding medications used to treat mild pain -- Understanding medications used to treat moderate pain -- Understanding medications used to treat severe pain -- Understanding how adjuvant drugs relieve pain and suffering -- High-tech options -- Part 3: Other approaches and concerns -- Dealing with constipation, diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting -- Dealing with other side effects and discomforts -- Mind-body approaches to easing pain -- Special cases: Children, the elderly, and patients with special needs -- Dealing with feelings -- 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 -- Glossary: Pain and cancer terms -- Glossary 2: Terms associated with end-of-life issues and care. |
Subject |
Cancer pain.
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Pain Management -- Popular Works.
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Neoplasms -- Popular Works.
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Palliative Care -- Popular Works.
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Added Author |
Lang, Susan S.
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Lang, Susan S.
You don't have to suffer.
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ISBN |
0195135016 hardcover alkaline paper |
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0195135024 paperback alkaline paper |
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9780195312027 |
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