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Coping with Cancer Pain

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Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 121))

Abstract

With the growing interest in the subject of pain in recent years, the number of publications on cancer pain has risen by leaps and bounds. The vast majority of these publications cite prevalence data to show that cancer pain is a problem that deserves attention (Foley 1979; Bonica 1979; Twycross and Fairfield 1982). They are almost exclusively concerned with (differential) diagnostics (e.g. Foley 1987) and the treatment of cancer pain from the vantage point of the doctor and nursing staff, because to date there have been shown to be enormous problems and deficits of knowledge in this area (e.g. Black 1979; Senn and Glaus 1982; Foley 1985; Ventafridda et al. 1985; WHO 1986; Brigden and Barnett 1987; Portenoy 1987). There can be no doubt that this commitment constitutes an important milestone on the road to improving the situation for cancer patients suffering from pain.

The research project on which this report is based is funded by the Ministry for Research and Technology (no. 0701501). The responsibility for the contents of this publication lies with the authors.

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  1. Abteilung für Psychotherapie und Medizinische Psychologie, Psychosomatischen Universitätsklinik, Landfriedstraße 12, W-6900, Heidelberg, Germany

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Seemann, H., Lang, H. (1991). Coping with Cancer Pain. In: Senn, HJ., Glaus, A. (eds) Supportive Care in Cancer Patients II. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 121. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84138-5_8

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