Uncontrolled Pain: Ukraine's Obligation to Ensure Evidence-Based Palliative Care

May 03, 2011
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This 93-page report describes Ukrainian government policies that make it impossible for cancer patients living in rural areas to get essential pain medications. While most cancer patients in cities have access to some medications, the treatment they receive is inadequate and provides only limited relief.

Uncontrolled Pain: Ukraine's Obligation to Ensure Evidence-Based Palliative Care