European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO)
Untreated cancer pain a 'scandal of global proportions,' ESMO-led survey shows / New global study reveals a pandemic of intolerable pain affecting billions, caused by pain medicines overregulation
Lugano (ots) - A ground-breaking international survey published today, shows that more than half of the world's population live in countries where regulations aiming to stem drug misuse leave patients without access to opioid medicines for managing cancer pain. The results from the Global Opioid Policy Initiative ...