• Question: is cancer painful

    Asked by Ciara Glynn to Sinead on 13 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Sinead Loughran

      Sinead Loughran answered on 13 Nov 2016:

      Hi Ciara, unfortunately yes cancer can be painful when a tumour presses on nerves, bone or organs. Cancer treatment can also be painful.
      However, having cancer does not always mean having pain and if a patient has pain, there are many medicines which can be used to help relieve the pain.

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