Cancer pain has different causes and there are different types. You can have pain control and get support to help you manage any pain you might have.
Sometimes pain is due to your cancer treatment. For example, some chemotherapy drugs can cause numbness and tingling in your hands and feet. Or they might cause a burning sensation at the spot where you have the drug injection. Radiotherapy can cause skin redness and irritation.
Acute and chronic pain :
Cancer pain can be acute or chronic.
Acute pain :
Acute pain is due to damage caused by an injury and tends to only last a short time. For example, having an operation can cause acute pain. The pain goes when the wound heals. In the meantime, painkillers will usually keep it under control.
Chronic pain :
Chronic pain is due to changes to the nerves. Nerve changes may be due to cancer pressing on nerves or due to chemicals produced by a tumour. It can also be caused by nerve changes due to cancer treatment. Chronic pain continues long after the injury or treatment is over and can range from mild to severe. It can be there all the time. Sometimes pain can come on quickly, for example when you have a dressing changed or move around. This type of pain is called incident pain.
Process & Treatment of Cancer Pain :
We take Psycological Factors of the Patient and process the Medical Evacations like Pain History, Pain rating Scales, Physical Examination, Current condition and review of disease extent, Diagnosis tests, treatment & drug history etc.
Our treatments :
- Oral Medications
- Nerve Blocks
- Intracthecal Pump
- Radiofrequency Ablation etc.
