Pain in cancer survivors is common and may arise from both the underlying malignant condition and the treatment undertaken by the patient.
The predominant forms of pain observed in cancer survivors include persistent postsurgical pain (PPSP), chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), and radiation toxicity-associated pain. Additional, less common causes of persistent pain may be encountered, such as graft versus host disease-induced neuropathy and aromatase inhibitor-induced arthralgia.