title: Therapeutic strategies for cancer pain management.
abstract: Clinical issues related to treating the oncology pain patient have gained considerable attention in the medical and health care literature. Addressed are management strategies which focus specifically on cognitive-behavioral, psychosocial, and pharmacologic approaches to treating the oncology pain patient. Each strategy possesses unique qualities that can benefit the care and management of the cancer patient and provide a better understanding of the disease entity and the patient's ability to develop coping strategies that may be effective in understanding and confronting pain associated with cancer.
authors.affiliation: VA Medical Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington.
authors.forename: T W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spiro
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Jay
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D009369:Neoplasms; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013312:Stress, Physiological