Terminal cancer patients 'not getting adequate pain relief'. The researchers found that, on average, terminal cancer patients were given their first dose of a strong opioid such as morphine just nine weeks before their death – although many suffer with pain a long time before that.

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Terminal cancer patients 'not getting adequate pain relief'. The researchers found that, on average, terminal cancer patients were given their first dose of a strong opioid such as morphine just nine weeks before their death – although many suffer with pain a long time before that.