Pain management and relief
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Podcast "Let's Talk Cancer": Medicine and misuse – navigating the pain relief divide
Our opportunity to temper the torment of silent suffering
Cancers are among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, responsible for 18.1 million new cases and 9.6 million deaths in 2018. Pain is experienced by 55% of patients undergoing anti-cancer treatment and by 66% of patients who have advanced, metastatic, or terminal disease.
Universal Health Coverage and Palliative Care – Don't leave those suffering behind
The 1000-strong UICC membership have worked collectively to create the World Cancer Declaration Progress Report 2016, providing a unique civil society perspective on national successes and major challenges that remain to realise the Declaration targets, with perspectives from 113 countries.
New global figures reveal millions of elderly missing out on end of life care
