Cancer patients in Europe lack access to sufficient narcotic pain medication, with some countries controlling access to a degree amounting to "a public health catastrophe," according to a new study gauging opioid accessibility in 41 countries. The study, commissioned by the European Society for Medical Oncology and the European Association for Palliative Care, was published online Feb. 22 in Annals of Oncology. It catalogued each country's legal, regulatory, and financial barriers to providing adequate...