title: State cancer pain initiatives.
abstract: Interest and participation in state cancer pain initiatives have grown rapidly in the past 5 yr. Of signal importance to these state efforts is the fact that several national groups have made relief of cancer pain a priority. State cancer pain initiatives will play a key role in disseminating basic pain-management information, in changing practice and ultimately in evaluating the effectiveness of cancer pain control efforts. They are dedicated to making relief of cancer pain a reality. That is a challenge that will occupy them for many years to come.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical School.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dahl
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013219:State Government