Patients with cancer may experience pain for a variety of reasons as a result of tumor growth, advanced cancer, or treatment side effects. At San Antonio Community Hospital, we are dedicated to helping patients deal with pain.

For patients who experience persistent chronic pain, help is available by physicians who specialize in pain management.

Because chronic pain is a complex problem, individualized treatment plans may include the following:

• Medications and other medical treatments
• Nerve blocks, vertebroplasty, spinal analgesics, or other procedures
• Relaxation/biofeedback therapies
• Physical therapy

Pain can be managed effectively in most patients with cancer or with a history of cancer.

An accurate diagnosis of the cause and type of pain is key to finding the most effective treatment.