title: Foreword.
authors.affiliation: Oncology, Policlinico San Matteo IRCCS, Pavia, Italy. rosti.giovanni@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosti
authors.affiliation: Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davies
keywords: Cancer Breakthrough pain; Cancer patients; Communication; Management; Narrative-based medicine; Patient-physician communication; Patient-physician relationship