Common Causes of Pain in Cancer patients

Due to cancer itself

  • Tumor infiltration
  • Compression on the nerves
  • Involvement of nerves/plexus
  • Bony metastasis

Due to therapy

  • Surgery - Post surgery pain, cannula site pain
  • Radiotherapy – Post radiation necrosis and contracture
  • Chemotherapy – Peripheral neuropathy

Other pain / pain unrelated to the disease like joint pain, disc/spine pain