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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tobi Thomas Health and inequalities correspondent

Researchers study treatment for chronic pain in childhood cancer survivors

A young girl wearing a scarf over her head and holding a stuffed sheep toy. She is looking out a large window.
‘Ongoing pain post-treatment is a significant problem,’ said Dr Richard Hulse, a sensory neurophysiologist. Photograph: FatCamera/Getty Images

Treatments that could help alleviate the chronic pain experienced by thousands of childhood cancer survivors are being investigated by scientists and researchers in the UK.

About eight out of 10 children survive their cancer for 10 years or more but more than half of them report delayed and ongoing pain in adulthood.

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