Contemporary Diagnosis and Management of Pain in Oncologic and AIDS Patients

Cancer and AIDS often produce similar kinds of pain in many patients, and this pain can cause impairments in physical and psychosocial functioning. Pain control is a fundamental aspect of the treatment of cancer and AIDS. This book, now in its third edition, fills an important need by fully discussing the various pain syndromes, the assessment of pain, and the choices available to physicans to extend pain relief to these patient populations.