The Medical journal of Australia
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One in five deaths in Australia is due to cancer. Pain is an important symptom in many of these patients, but it is often either unrelieved or poorly controlled. ⋯ Special attention is given to the use of regular oral doses of morphine. Many of the interacting factors affecting pain perception are considered, so that the sense of impotence in those faced with the management of a progressive incurable disease may be reduced through an understanding of the causes of pain and its correct management.