Cancer is associated with a lot of things. Grief, sadness, death, chemotherapy, baldness, and many others are all words or things that have some sort of link to another. However, one thing that is prevalent, no matter what form of cancer one has, is pain. The fact is, cancer causes pain and, in some extreme cases, the therapy needed to put the cancer in recession also causes its share of pain. While not everyone that has cancer requires regular doses of pain relief medication, there is a large segment of them that do. Just what is it about cancer, and some of the treatments for it, that causes so much pain?
Cancer can cause pain by its very nature. As the core of the cancerous cells spreads, it begins to kill more and more of the healthy cells around it. In some people, this process can have them reaching for pain relief drugs rather quickly, while for others, it may not even register. Also, as the cancerous tumor grows in the body, it starts to put a large amount of pressure on whatever organs or systems are around it. Depending on the cancer, this can include muscles, lungs, the heart, or the brain. This pressure can also trigger a powerful pain response in a number of...