Abstract:Objectives: To assess the baseline status of cancer pain among cancer patients and medical workers' perception on "three ladder pain management" in Shougang area. Method: The investigation was made with self-designed questionnaire. Result: There were 397 cancer sufferers among 130,000 inhabitants in Shougang area. Among these cancer patients,112 (28.2%) of them had been troubled by cancer pain while 61 (55% of those suffer pain) were still suffering from pain. The later the cancer stage,the higher the incidence rate of cancer pain. The control rate of cancer pain was fairly low. Conclusion: Cancer patients who suffering cancer pain have lots of wrong perception on pain management. Community medical workers have little knowledge on cancer pain and they do not have the ability to manage cancer pain.