Kumi Takagi, 40, was initially reluctant to take morphine. Her breast cancer has spread to her spine and pelvis, and she has endured surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.

• 现年40岁的高木久美刚开始也不愿意打吗啡。她的乳癌细胞已扩散到脊椎与骨盆，她已经忍受了手术、化学与放射疗法。