‘The really feared symptom’: world-first Australian study examines cancer survivors’ ongoing pain

A world-first study led by the Australian National University examined the extent to which cancer survivors experience pain. Photograph: Zeferli/Getty Images/iStockphoto

John Stubbs doesn’t recall ever being asked about pain when he was diagnosed with leukaemia 23 years ago.

He was focused on his cancer diagnosis and treatment, and wasn’t thinking about the possible long-term effects and pain.