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Podcast "Let's Talk Cancer": Medicine and misuse – navigating the pain relief divide

Black male and female couple holding hands, the woman wearing a headscarf indicating illness, both are listening to a doctor

Our opportunity to temper the torment of silent suffering

Close up of a hand touching a patient's hand on a bed
Author(s): Dr Barbara Hastie

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.

Author(s):
WHO
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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.

Author(s):
UICC
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