... the Patient with Cancer (Part 8) Pain Pain occurs with variable frequency in the cancer patient: 25–50% of patients present with pain at diagnosis, 33% have pain associated with treatment, ... by chemotherapy (Chap. 81 ). Its severity can be predicted from the drugs used to treat the cancer. Three forms of emesis are recognized on the basis of their timing with regard to the noxious ... injury), or to chemotherapy injury (mucositis, peripheral neuropathy, phlebitis, steroid-induced As with the analgesia ladder, emesis therapy should be tailored to the situation. For mildly and moderately...