In agonising, crippling pain from lung cancer, Mr S came to the palliative care service in
Calicut, Kerala, from an adjoining district a couple of hours away by bus. His body language …

Background Despite the significant benefits of palliative care (PC) services for cancer
patients, multiple challenges hinder the provision of PC services for these patients. Low-and …

Background Despite opioid analgesics being essential for pain relief, use has been
inadequate in many countries. We aim to provide up-to-date worldwide, regional, and …

This up-to-date, comprehensive and consolidated guideline on essential intrapartum care
brings together new and existing WHO recommendations that, when delivered as a …

Background Over the last decades, consumption of opioids for the treatment of pain
increased steadily in the United States, Australia, and a few European countries. To date, no …

Background: Reports about regulations and laws on Euthanasia and Physician Assisted
Suicide (PAS) are becoming increasingly common in the media. Many groups have …

Cancer has become a global pandemic with disproportionately higher mortality rates in low-
and middle-income countries, where a large fraction of patients present in advanced stages …

Objectives Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, but
there is an absence of evidence systematically assessing symptom burden and quality of life …

Background: Tramadol is an opioid-analgesic that has shown epidemiological evidence of
abuse. This review evaluates the evidence for tramadol abuse potential in humans …

In May 2014, the World Health Assembly, of the World Health Organization (WHO),
unanimously adopted a palliative care (PC) resolution, which outlines clear …