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Neurosurgical Management of Cancer Pain

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Practical Handbook of Neurosurgery

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Because of environmental factors and humanity’s advanced age, the incidence of cancer is gradually increasing, and its treatment is emerging as a social problem worldwide [48]. Cancer is the second most common cause of death in developed countries. Cancer pain is seen in 20–50% of patients when the disease is diagnosed, and can affect up to 75% of patients in advanced cancer stages. Pain is moderate or severe in 40–50% of patients and very severe or excruciating in 25–30% [2, 3]. This chapter has been allocated for the presentation of destructive methods that remain efficient in treating intractable pain problems in cancer patients and which are based on destruction of the pain conducting pathways. A historical background of the later — with corresponding references — is also the matter of this chapter.

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Kanpolat, Y. (2009). Neurosurgical Management of Cancer Pain. In: Sindou, M. (eds) Practical Handbook of Neurosurgery. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-211-84820-3_82

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