Pain in the Cancer Survivor

Understanding Pain in the Cancer Survivor

Pain in the Cancer Survivor management Northern Beaches Dr Tim Hucker.

Many patients will have been through a very challenging time from cancer diagnosis through treatment or multiple treatments before they get to survivorship. In many cases pain can persist even despite successful cancer treatment. For instance nerve pain is reported in up to 40% of cancer survivors up to 5 years after the end of cancer treatment. There are many causes, such as nerve pain from chemotherapy drugs (chemotherapy neuropathy) or after surgery.

Pain management options exist to improve quality of life after a difficult period in life for example simple medication changes to aid chemotherapy neuropathy.