In this yearbook for 2017 we present you with some of the latest research on pain management. We start out with a section on psychosocial and ethical issue in cancer care. Then we move into issue on palliative care in cancer and then a whole section on biomarkers in oncology. The last section is about the use of medical cannabis in cancer care, relieving various symptoms and the use in people with post-traumatic stress syndrome. We hope that you as the reader will find the information of interest and useful in your work and research.