Advanced cancer : pain and quality of life

An estimated 166,400 new cases of cancer occur in Canada in 2008. Bone metastases unfortunately remain a common site of recurrence, with breast and prostate cancer patients representing a substantial proportion of this population. Metastatic bone disease is associated with significant morbidity and...

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Main Authors: Chow, Edward (Author), Merrick, Joav , 1950- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers , c2010
Series:Health and human development
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245 0 0 |a Advanced cancer :   |b pain and quality of life   |c Edward Chow and Joav Merrick, editors 
260 |a New York :   |b Nova Science Publishers ,   |c c2010 
300 |a xxiv, 320 p. :   |b ill. ;   |c 27 cm. 
490 1 |a Health and human development 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 |a 1. Psychodynamic pain management for cancer patients -- 2. Improving cancer pain management in the home -- 3. Registered nurse awareness of and practice related to cancer pain -- 4. The relationship factors between radiation oncologists and hospice professionals that influence cancer pain palliation -- 5. Bisphosphonates in combination with radiotherapy for the treatment of bone metastases -- 6. Are baseline ESAS symptoms related to pain response in patients treated with palliative radiotherapy for bone metastases? -- 7. Improvement of symptoms following palliative radiation for bone metastases -- 8. Pain flare following palliative radiotherapy for symptomatic bone metastases -- 9. Exploring the optimal definitions of partial response and pain progression in patients receiving radiation treatment for painful bone metastases -- 10. Post procedure radiation therapy after kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty/cementoplasty for bony metastatic disease -- 11. Skeletal related events in patients with metastatic bone disease -- 12. A critical discussion of symptom clusters in metastatic cancer -- 13. Meaningful change in pain scores in the treatment of bone metastases -- 14. Multidisciplinary approach to metastatic bone disease -- 15. Gender difference in patients with advanced cancer -- 16. Is it possible to predict the survival of patients with advanced metastatic cancer? -- 17. Projected referral for an out-patient palliative radiotherapy clinic -- 18. Utilization of performance scales in an outpatient palliative radiation oncology clinic -- 19. Can we measure quality of life for patients with metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC)? -- 20. The European Organization for Research & Treatment of Cancer Quality-of-Life Group Bone Metastases Module (EORTC QLQ-BM22) questionnaire -- 21. Quality of life issues in patients with bone metastases -- 22. Bone metastases quality of life instrument tool -- 23. Surgical stabilization of severely destructive upper cervical lytic bone metastases -- 24. Simple bracing for the relief of intractable pain -- 25. Cemented hemiarthroplasty, percutaneous acetabular cementoplasty and post operative radiation for a high risk lesion of the hip -- 26. Remineralization of an impending fracture from an osteolytic metastasis in a breast cancer patient from palliative radiotherapy and bisphosphonate -- 27. About the editors -- 28. About the Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Canada -- 29. About the National Institute of Child Health and Human development in Israel -- 30. About the book series "health and human development" 
520 |a An estimated 166,400 new cases of cancer occur in Canada in 2008. Bone metastases unfortunately remain a common site of recurrence, with breast and prostate cancer patients representing a substantial proportion of this population. Metastatic bone disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality 
650 0 |a Cancer pain 
650 0 |a Cancer   |x Palliative treatment 
650 1 2 |a Neoplasms   |x therapy 
650 1 2 |a Pain   |x therapy 
650 2 2 |a Bone Neoplasms   |x secondary 
650 2 2 |a Neoplasms   |x complications 
650 2 2 |a Palliative Care 
650 2 2 |a Quality of life 
700 1 |a Chow, Edward ,   |e author 
700 1 |a Merrick, Joav ,   |d 1950- ,   |e author 
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