Anorexia/Weight Loss
Anorexia/Weight Loss Toby C. Campbell Jamie H. von Roenn Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic process, due to both host and tumor factors, which results in excess catabolism as well…
Hot Flashes
Hot Flashes Domingo G. Perez Charles L. Loprinzi Nearly* three fourth of menopausal women experience hot flashes (1), which are usually described as a sudden and disturbing sensation of intense…
Fever and Sweats
Fever and Sweats Kaci Osenga James F. Cleary Temperature and Associated Symptoms Temperature has long been used in clinical medicine and was included in the cardinal signs of inflammation described…
Assessment and Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue
Assessment and Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue Christine Miaskowski Russell K. Portenoy Fatigue is a highly prevalent symptom in populations with cancer and is often identified as a major impediment to…
Neurosurgical Interventional Approaches to Pain
Neurosurgical Interventional Approaches to Pain Andrew Mannes Philip S. Kim Russell R. Lonser Interventional and neurosurgical procedures can be utilized to supplement pharmacologic and complementary approaches break to treat pain…
Physiatric Approaches to Pain Management
Physiatric Approaches to Pain Management Andrea Cheville Lauren Shaiova Rehabilitation has too often remained marginalized in the care of patients with cancer. The perception that rehabilitation only offers meaningful benefit…
Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain
Nonpharmacologic Management of Pain Francis J. Keefe Amy P. Abernethy Laura S. Porter Lisa C. Campbell Pain is a prevalent and significant problem for persons with cancer. At present, medications…
Nonopioid and Adjuvant Analgesics
Nonopioid and Adjuvant Analgesics James F. Cleary Analgesic drugs can be divided into three categories: opioids, nonopioids, and coanalgesics. The World Health Organization (WHO) analgesic ladder has clarified the use…
Opioid Pharmacotherapy
Opioid Pharmacotherapy Judith A. Paice Opioids and their derivatives have been used to relieve pain for centuries, and their contribution to relief of suffering is well established. Many of the…
Difficult Pain Syndromes: Bone Pain, Visceral Pain, Neuropathic Pain
Difficult Pain Syndromes: Bone Pain, Visceral Pain, Neuropathic Pain Marco Pappagallo Lauren Shaiova Eugene Perlov Helena Knotkova Nociception is what occurs physiologically in our bodies during the activation and sensitization…
