How many people experience pain
pain is experienced by 70-90% of patients with advanced disease. Of these patients, 40-50% experience moderate pain, and 25-30% have severe pain. Pain scores (on a 0-10 scale) = "4" greatly impact quality of life. It is estimated that 85-90% of patients could be pain free, and 98-99% could have their pain controlled, using the knowledge and methodologies available today.