Cancer-Related Pain
Cancer-related pain may arise from tumour growth, pressure on nerves, bone involvement or treatment-related changes. Pain can affect sleep, mobility and quality of life.
Symptoms
Pain may be sharp, dull, burning or persistent. It can occur at the tumour site or spread to nearby areas. Severity varies between patients.
How interventional radiology treats it
Depending on the cause, image-guided nerve blocks may reduce pain signals, while ablation can destroy selected painful tumour tissue. Cement augmentation may help selected painful fractures caused by bone weakness. These procedures are part of a broader pain-management plan and may be combined with medicines, radiation or cancer treatment.
Whether this treatment suits you depends on your scans and overall health. A consultation is the first step.
Your doctors
Talk to an interventional radiologist.
Bring any scans or reports you have. We’ll tell you whether this treatment is an option.