Looking for Relief: Pain from Cancer and Cancer Treatments
Sources of cancer pain can be varied and include the following, related to the cancer or its treatment:
- Cancer-related pain
- Postsurgical Pain
- Phantom pain (breast, leg, etc.)
- Neurological conditions, including neuropathy
- Pain related to breast implants/reconstruction
- Radiation-related pain, including radiation dermatitis
- Bone loss, diseases and fractures
- Chest pain/tightness
- Dermal and/or myofascial fibrosis
- Arthralgias (joint pain, especially in women taking aromatase inhibitors)