Cancer Pain

1. Introduction
Magdi Hanna, Zbigniew (Ben) Zylicz

2. Epidemiology of Pain in Cancer
Irene J. Higginson, Fliss E. M. Murtagh, Thomas R. Osborne

3. Recent Advances in Cancer Treatment
M. J. Lind

4. Pharmacogenetics of Pain in Cancer
Pål Klepstad

5. Mechanisms in Cancer Pain
Jerzy Wordliczek, Renata Zajaczkowska

6. Preclinical Cancer Pain Models
Joanna Mika, Wioletta Makuch, Barbara Przewlocka

7. Pain Assessment, Recognising Clinical Patterns, and Cancer Pain Syndromes
Malgorzata Krajnik, Zbigniew (Ben) Zylicz

8. Opioids, Their Receptors, and Pharmacology
R. A. F. J. D’Costa, Magdi Hanna

9. Critical Appraisal of the Breakthrough Pain in Cancer
Zbigniew (Ben) Zylicz

10. Opioid-Induced Hyperalgesia
Jakob Sørensen, Per Sjøgren

11. The Non-Pharmacological and Local Pharmacological Methods of Pain Control
Remigiusz Lecybyl

12. New Drugs in Management of Pain in Cancer
Marie Fallon

13. Neuropathic Component of Pain in Cancer
Jung Hun Kang, Eduardo Bruera

14. Noncancer-Related Pain in Daily Practice
Zbigniew (Ben) Zylicz

15. Rehabilitation of Cancer Patients, a Forgotten Need?
Roberto Casale, Danilo Miotti

16. Psychosocial Aspects of Cancer Pain
Marijana Braš, Veljko Đorđević

17. Spiritual Care and Pain in Cancer
Carlo Leget

18. Interventional Techniques in Cancer Pain: Critical Appraisal
Vittorio Schweiger, Enrico Polati, Antonella Paladini, Giustino Varrassi

19. Access to Opioid Analgesics: Essential for Quality Cancer Care
Willem Scholten

20. Challenges for Pain Management in the Twenty-First Century
Mellar P. Davis

Nyckelord: Medicine & Public Health, Pain Medicine, Oncology, Internal Medicine