Cancer Pain Treatment in Pune l Cancer Pain Specialist | Dr Varsha Kurhade
                     Cancer Pain Treatment in Pune l Cancer 
Pain Specialist | Dr Varsha Kurhade
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 Cancer pain has different causes and types, most of 
the cancer pain is caused by the tumor pressing on 
bones, nerves, or other organs in your body. 
Sometimes it may also be related to your cancer 
treatments, like chemotherapy drugs can cause 
numbness and tingling in your hands and feet or a 
burning sensation at the place where they are 
injected. Radiotherapy causes skin redness and 
irritation. Remember that some pain may have 
nothing to do with your cancer. You may have the 
general aches and pains that everyone gets from 
time to time. Among patients with cancer, pain is 
one of the most feared symptoms. Pain may occur in 
greater than fifty percent of patients with cancer.
 Pain may lead to impaired function, psychological 
distress, and interruption in daily activities. Pain can 
occur as a result of the cancer itself or from the 
cancer treatments such as surgery, radiation, and 
chemotherapy. Strategies for treating cancer pain 
include medical management, psychological support, 
palliative care, and procedures.
 Acute cancer 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, painkillers will usually keep it under control.
 Chronic cancer 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 tumor. 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. Chronic pain is also 
called persistent pain. Chronic pain can be difficult to treat, 
but painkillers or other pain control methods can 
successfully control it in about 95 out of every 100 people.
 The amount of pain you have with cancer 
depends on
 The type of cancer you have
 Where it is
 The stage of your cancer
 Whether the cancer or treatment has damaged 
any nerves
 Other factors such as fear, anxiety, depression 
and a lack of sleep can also affect how you feel 
pain.
 If you have pain it is very important to let your 
pain physician know straight away. If you try to 
put up with the pain, this can lead to nerve 
changes that may make the pain harder to 
control in the future
 Types of cancer pain:
 It is extremely important for your doctor to find out the 
type and cause of your pain. Then they can treat it in 
the right way. Different types of pain need different 
treatment.  
 Pain From the Tumor:
 Cancer can grow locally to invade structures such as 
bones, nerves, tissue and organs. Cancer can also 
metastasize and invade structures remote from the 
actual cancer. The pain may vary depending on the 
structure involved.
 Pain From Treatment:
 Cancer treatment includes chemotherapy, radiation 
therapy, and surgery. While these treatments are 
potentially life-saving, each has its unique set of side 
effects. For example, chemotherapy can cause muscle 
pain and neuropathy (damage to the very small nerve 
fibers.
 Post-Surgical Pain:
 Following surgery, pain occurs as a result of 
tissue injury and subsequent inflammation. In 
most circumstances, this pain improves as the 
tissue heals. But few cases it persists beyond 
expected duration of recovery and becomes 
chronic pain.
 Grossly cancer pain can be –
 Nerve Pain
 Bone Pain
 Soft Tissue Pain
 Phantom Pain
 Referred Pain
 Cancer Pain Treatment:
 Painex clinic offers treatments and services 
for the following:
 Palliative (supportive) care with pain management
 Medicines availability with prescription
 Epidural Injections and infusions
 Neurolytic blocks
 Lumbar sympathectomy
 Celiac Plexus Blocks
 Hypogastric Plexus Blocks
 Stellate Ganglion Blocks
 Peripheral Nerve Blocks
 Advanced treatment options
 Intrathecal Drug Delivery/ Spinal medication 
infusions
 Vertebroplasty
 Painex clinic, Pune is specialized for 
Interventional multidisciplinary pain management 
treatments for spine care. To choose best cancer 
pain specialist doctor in pune is moving a 
step towards freedom from your cancer pain. Our 
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