Half of European cancer patients have moderate to severe pain: one in five patients does not receive treatment.
Interim results from the European Pain in Cancer (EPIC) survey that were presented at the 2007 European Association of Palliative Care (EAPC) Congress in Budapest, Hungary, last May are described.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003625:Data Collection; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010166:Palliative Care; D015995:Prevalence; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000700:Analgesics