Care in these units is usually magnificent, but cancer treatment in the NHS is still far too obsessed with cure, and has fuelled the campaign for euthanasia. Here is a cut-out DIY guide to getting your own pain relief if you or someone you love has cancer pain. Don't accept pain as inevitable. Many people put up with pain because they expect cancer to be painful, or because they are afraid to tell someone because of what the pain might mean, or because they don't want to make a fuss. Pester your doctor.
Many doctors are slow to take pain seriously.
They fail to ask about it, and are themselves afraid to use powerful painkillers. My experience is that some are also unwilling to learn. After reading this you may know more than some of them do. Insist on morphine if pain persists. They merely replace naturally occurring endorphins and enkephalins which are low.