TOPICS IN PALLIATIVE CARE, Volume 2
Russell Portenoy and Eduardo Bruera (eds)
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Oxford University Press, 1998
351 pp
ISBN 0-19-510245-2
RRP £ 45 $US 57.75 
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The Oxford Topics in Palliative Care series comprise reviews on a variety of topics covering the spectrum of palliative care. Volume 2 (1998) includes chapters on neuropathic pain, cachexia
and anorexia, asthenia, and psychological issues in the caregiver.
In general, these reviews are well-written and adequately referenced. They provide an in-depth discussion of various subjects and
the reviews of therapeutics are particularly useful. Not exactly cheap, but they are a worthwhile investment for any palliative care service library.
Roger Woodruff
Past Chairman, International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care (IAHPC)
Director of Palliative Care, Austin & Repatriation Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia
AUTHOR INFORMATION
Eduardo Bruera is Director, Department of Symptom Control and Palliative Care, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston,
Texas, USA
Russell Portenoy is Chairman, Department of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, USA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I Neuropathic Pain
Neuropathic Pain: From unresolved questions to clinical practice 3
Portenoy
Neuropathic Cancer Pain: Syndromes and Clinical Controversies 7
Moulin
Opioids in the treatment of neuropathic pain: A systematic review of controlled clinical trials 31
Jadad
Adjuvant drugs for neuropathic cancer pain 41
Hewitt, Portenoy
Invasive techniques for neuropathic pain in cancer 63
Cramond
II Cachexia/Anorexia
Prevalence and pathophysiology of cancer cachexia 91
Ma, Alexander
The pharmacological manipulation of appetite 131
Loprinzi
Practical Considerations in the management of anorexia/cachexia 141
Fainsinger
Ethical issues in hydration and nutrition 153
MacDonald
III Asthenia
Pathophysiology of cancer asthenia 171
Newenschwander, Bruera
The reversible causes of asthenia in cancer patients 183
Cleary
IV Psychological Issues in the Caregiver
Defining the unit of care: Who are we supporting and how? 205
Higginson
Care of the cancer patient: Responsive family and staff 209
Loscalzo, Zabora
Staff burn-out: Diagnosis, management and prevention 247
Vachon
The spectrum of grief in palliative care 295
Katz, Chochinov
Conflict between families and staff: An approach 311
Jenkins, Bruera
Index 327
