Open AccessEncountering a Neglected Area of a Healthcare System: A Decade of Improvement in Cancer Pain Clinical Practice in Iran
Author(s) -
Farid Abolhasan Gharehdaghi,
Mansoureh Gorginzadeh,
Saeid Safari
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
pain and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2193-651X
pISSN - 2193-8237
DOI - 10.1007/s40122-016-0055-0
Subject(s) - cancer pain , health care , clinical practice , medicine , cancer , healthcare system , family medicine , political science , law
With the increase in the prevalence of cancer, cancer-related issues also deserve more attention especially in developing countries where there is already limited access to high-quality healthcare. Cancer-related pain, the most common and the most annoying one, is not only a symptom but also an important subspecialty and its management is still challenging.