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Advanced Pain Management in Cancer: Janet Abrahm
Have you had difficulty managing a particular type of cancer pain? For me it's radiation induced mucositis/esophagitis. Janet Abrahm is one of the world's experts in pain and symptom management for patients with cancer joins us to talk about (among other things):
Ketamine for hyperalgesia and allodynia, how to treat dissociative side effects
Lidocaine: worth the hype?
Strengths and weaknesses of buprenorphine for cancer pain
Fentanyl patch: often missed issues
Hypnosis: uses and how to get training via the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis
Janet is the author of the 4th edition of the…
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