Cancer pain can take many forms and is experienced differently by each patient. Cancer is a devastating diagnosis that affects people on several different levels.
Many people with cancer eventually experience pain due to their condition. Approximately twenty percent of patients with newly diagnosed malignancies complain of pain.

Thirty percent of patients undergoing cancer treatment complain of pain, and up to ninety percent of those with advanced cancer experience pain (Grossman 1994).

Cancer pain can be sharp and severe, or it can be a dull constant ache.

Regardless of the type of pain, a diagnosis of cancer does not mean you have to suffer with debilitating pain.