#Cancer in the developing world: Worse than AIDS | The Economist
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Poor cancer sufferers are not only more likely to die, but more likely to suffer pain and financial distress. When researchers asked Kenyan and Scottish patients with terminal cancer about their experiences, the Scots spoke of emotional angst while the Kenyans reported severe physical pain and financial worries. Though morphine is cheap, it is scarce in many poor countries, whose governments fear it will cause addiction or be used to make heroin.
Although cancer claims more victims, it receives a tiny fraction of the aid that goes to fighting HIV, malaria and tuberculosis. Three of the Millennium Development Goals dealt with health, but none mentioned cancer.