Cancer Pain Treatment in Pune l Cancer Pain Specialist | Dr Varsha Kurhade

1. Cancer Pain Treatment in Pune l Cancer Pain Specialist | Dr VarshaKurhade

2. 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.

3. 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, painkillers 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.

4. The amount of pain you have with cancer depends on • The type of cancer you have • Where it is • The stage of your cancer • 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

5. 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.

6. 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 cases 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

7. Cancer Pain Treatment: • Painex clinic offers treatments and services for the following: • Palliative (supportive) 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

8. 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 hundreds of happy patients are benefitted with unique multidisciplinary model of treatment for spine pain management. Our cancer pain treatment in pune by most advanced techniques and experienced doctor make sure to provide the best results.