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This chapter is an overview of occupational therapy as it relates to cancer pain. Authors discuss the philosophy, principles, practice, and purpose of occupational therapy in the maintenance of satisfactory activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (iADLs) in those physically impaired due to cancer.

This chapter will touch on the domains and treatment options for patients with cancer-related pain, therapy considerations during treatment, and therapy options for the common side effects of cancer.

It further discusses the role of occupational therapy and occupational interventions throughout the continuum of cancer care.

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  1. Memorial Rehabilitation Institute, Memorial Healthcare Systems, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Hollywood, FL, USA

    Meilani Mapa

  2. McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

    Jason Chen

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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Amitabh Gulati

  2. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Vinay Puttanniah

  3. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA

    Brian M. Bruel

  4. Midwest Neuroscience Institute, Center for the Relief of Pain, Kansas City, MO, USA

    William S. Rosenberg

  5. Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Joseph C. Hung

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Mapa, M., Chen, J. (2019). Occupational Therapy. In: Gulati, A., Puttanniah, V., Bruel, B., Rosenberg, W., Hung, J. (eds) Essentials of Interventional Cancer Pain Management. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99684-4_45

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