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Previous Volume 329:818 September 9, 1993 Number 11

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Edited by Richard B. Patt. 650 pp., illustrated. Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott, 1993. $79.50. ISBN 0-397-51138-8.

The contributors to Cancer Pain are well known and have added substantially to the science of pain management. The book provides a methodical, multidisciplinary approach to managing pain, while stressing respect for each specialty involved in the care of the patient.

Up-to-date and comprehensive information on pharmacologic strategies, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and psychobehavioral techniques in the treatment of cancer is presented in a coherent fashion. The chapter on assessing and treating cancer pain in children is particularly worthwhile; it probably represents the first organized attempt to deal with this topic.

The figures and tables are easy to comprehend and illustrate . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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