就美国的儿童癌症患者而言，无论是因疾病本身或由于诊治而造成的疼痛，绝大部分患者未能得到足够的止痛处理。费城儿童医院的Shapiro医生指出，儿童和成人一样，也应对疼痛给予足量的镇痛剂。对于疼源无论在机体上或心理上都有个体差异，能因人而异地使用镇痛剂，目前在美国只 For children with cancer in the United States, the vast majority of patients fail to receive adequate analgesia, either because of the disease itself or due to medical treatment. Dr. Shapiro of Philadelphia Children’s Hospital points out that children, like adults, should also be given painkillers with adequate analgesics. For the source of the pain both in the body or on psychology have individual differences, can vary from person to person using analgesics, currently only in the United States