Neurosurgical Treatments for Cancer Pain

Authors

Sharona Ben-Haim, UC San Diego Department of Neurosurgery, 9300 Campus Point Drive MC 7893, CA 92037, La Jolla, CA, USA. sbenhaim@ucsd.edu.
Zaman Mirzadeh, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
William S. Rosenberg, Midwest Neurosurgery Associates, Kansas City, MO, USA.

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Cancer-related pain is a uniquely challenging entity for treating practitioners for a variety of reasons, including its often severe and medically refractory nature, the emotional and social circumstances surrounding the disease process, and the frequently associated limited life expectancy.

Medical Subject Headings

Cancer Pain (therapy); Humans; Neoplasms (complications)

Publication Date

1-1-2021

Publication Title

Cancer treatment and research

ISSN

0927-3042

Volume

182

First Page

239

Last Page

252

PubMed ID

34542886

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1007/978-3-030-81526-4_15

Recommended Citation

Ben-Haim, Sharona; Mirzadeh, Zaman; and Rosenberg, William S., "Neurosurgical Treatments for Cancer Pain" (2021). Translational Neuroscience. 1242.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurobiology/1242