Cancer imposes severe physical, psychological, social, and spiritual burdens on patients and their families. In A Physician’s Guide to Pain and Symptom Management in Cancer Patients, Dr. Janet Abrahm argues that this suffering should be prevented or treated at all stages: at diagnosis, during curative therapy, in the event that cancer recurs, during the final months. To help primary care physicians, internists, and oncologists alleviate distress, she provides a detailed guide both for the difficult discussions and for the treatment of the symptoms that are like to occur.