The Effect of Aromatherapy in the Management of Cancer-Related Pain at the End of Life: A Pilot Study

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a 45% increase in opioid overdose deaths from 2016 to 2017 (Dalal & Bruera, 2019). Pain has been reported by as many as 70% of patients with advanced cancer. Opioids have largely been used to treat cancer-related pain because of their quick and effective way of controlling this symptom.