Pain during or after cancer

    Cancer Pain and Supportive Care

    Pain care alongside your treating cancer team.

    We listen to how cancer or its treatment is affecting you, assess the pain and agree a plan with you while coordinating with your oncology or established palliative-care team.

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    Is this clinic for you?

    • Pain caused by cancer or its spread
    • Breakthrough pain or pain not controlled by current medicines
    • Troublesome effects from pain medicines
    • Nerve pain after chemotherapy or radiation
    • Pain after cancer surgery

    Conditions we manage

    • Tumour-related pain
    • Bone metastasis pain
    • Nerve involvement by cancer
    • Chemotherapy-induced neuropathy
    • Post-mastectomy and post-thoracotomy pain
    • Breakthrough pain
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    How we treat it

    Your plan depends on your assessment. Not every treatment suits every person.

    Medicines

    • Assessment and review of the current pain plan
    • Careful adjustment of pain medicines and management of side effects
    • An individual plan for breakthrough pain

    Procedures

    • Selected image-guided nerve procedures when appropriate
    • Coeliac or superior hypogastric plexus neurolysis for selected pain patterns

    Support

    • Planned review and follow-up
    • Guidance for family caregivers
    • Coordination with your oncology or established palliative-care team

    How we assess it

    We don't begin with a procedure — we begin by understanding the pain. Your care team is configured according to what your assessment shows.

    1. 01Assess
    2. 02Understand
    3. 03Plan
    4. 04Treat
    5. 05Measure
    6. 06Review

    Your first visit

    1. 01

      Bring your records

      Scans, reports, prescriptions and a list of medicines you have tried.

    2. 02

      Consultation and examination

      A detailed discussion and examination with the specialist.

    3. 03

      Leave with a plan

      You receive a written plan and a follow-up date.

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    Common questions

    No. Trident provides cancer pain and supportive care alongside your treating cancer team. We do not replace oncology care or a comprehensive palliative or end-of-life service.

    When these medicines are considered for cancer pain, we discuss benefits, risks and side effects, then monitor and adjust the plan carefully.

    Yes, with the patient’s consent. Please have recent reports and an up-to-date medicine list available for the discussion.

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    Medically reviewed by Dr K. Ravi Krishna, Pain Medicine Specialist · Last reviewed September 2026. This page is general information and not a substitute for a medical consultation.