The diagnosis of cancer inspires fear, in part because of the high mortality rate associated with most malignancies, and in part because of the perception that cancer is a painful disease. Recently compiled statistics tend to support patients' fears. Pain is a major symptom in 70% of patients with advanced cancer 1]. Half of all patients undergoing anticancer therapy experience pain 2]. It has been estimated by members of the World Health Organization that 3. 5 million people worldwide suffer from cancer pain. One study of the severity of cancer pain estimates that pain is moderate to...
The diagnosis of cancer inspires fear, in part because of the high mortality rate associated with most malignancies, and in part because of the percep...
