People living with MBC often experience pain, such as when cancer has spread to the bones. Pain can also be caused by medications used to treat cancer, such as nerve pain caused by certain chemotherapy medications. Both medications and behavioral strategies can help ease cancer-related pain. Many clinical trials study new medications and other ways to manage pain.
Visit the links below to learn more about managing pain with MBC.
Introduction to Managing Pain Related to MBC
Behavioral Strategies and Exercise to Manage Pain
- Tamara Somers, PhD (video): Behavioral pain management can improve pain in people with cancer
- The Recovery Room (video): Exercise can ease joint and muscle pain, which are common side effects of aromatase inhibitors
Medications to Manage Pain
- Thomas Jefferson University: Cannabis can be used to manage cancer pain
- Breastcancer.org: Cannabis products may help ease pain from cancer
- Healio: Cancer pain in people with MBC is often treated with opioids
MBC Clinical Trials
- Metastatic Trial Search: Trials for Managing Pain
- Metastatic Trial Search: Trials for Managing Side Effects
Last Modified on August 2, 2023