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Cancer Pain Relief in Islamabad — Comfort and Quality of Life

Cancer pain can often be eased even when the cancer itself cannot be cured. IPSSC offers interventional options alongside your oncology care, aiming for comfort and the ability to do more of what matters to you.

Pain does not have to be accepted as part of cancer. There are options beyond tablets.

Cancer pain management at IPSSC Islamabad

Cancer Pain Management

Pain in cancer may come from the tumour pressing on nerves or bone, from treatment such as surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or from other conditions. It often needs more than one approach.

We work alongside your oncologist. When medicines are not enough or cause too many side effects, interventional procedures such as nerve blocks can reduce pain and the amount of medicine needed.

  • Pain not controlled by current medicines
  • Side effects from pain medicines
  • Pain limiting sleep, eating or movement
  • Nerve pain after cancer treatment
  • Bone pain

Where Cancer Pain Can Come From

The cancer itself

Pressure on bone, nerves or organs.

Cancer treatment

Nerve damage or scarring after surgery, chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

Related conditions

Muscle spasm, arthritis and other pains that existed before.

Spine fractures

Weakened vertebrae may fracture and cause severe back pain.

How We Plan Treatment

We review your diagnosis, scans and current medicines, work with your cancer team, and choose the least burdensome option that is likely to help.

  • Review of the cancer treatment plan
  • Pain assessment including nerve and bone causes
  • Coordination with your oncologist
  • Discussion of goals and comfort

Treatment Options

We begin with the least invasive option that is appropriate and move on only when needed. Surgery is not always avoidable, and we will tell you if it is the better choice.

  1. Medicine optimisation

    Balancing relief and side effects.

  2. Nerve blocks

    Targeting nerves that carry pain from the affected area.

    Nerve blocks →

  3. Sympathetic plexus blocks

    For selected abdominal and pelvic cancer pain.

    Sympathetic blocks →

  4. Vertebral augmentation

    For painful spine fractures where suitable.

    Vertebroplasty / kyphoplasty →

  5. Full programme

    See how our cancer pain service works.

    Cancer pain management →
Contact your oncology team urgently for new severe pain, new weakness or numbness in the legs, or loss of bladder or bowel control.
Dr. Zahid Rustam
Medically reviewed by Dr. Zahid Rustam
Consultant Physician — Interventional Pain Management, Neurology & Orthopaedic Medicine · MBBS, FCPS (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation), FIPP · Founder, IPSSC, G-8 Markaz, Islamabad
Last reviewed: October 2026 · View Dr. Rustam’s profile → · Procedures available at IPSSC →

Related Pages

Cancer Pain Management (procedure)Nerve PainNerve BlocksMultimodal Pain Management

Frequently Asked Questions

Straight answers from the IPSSC team — see all FAQs or contact us directly.

They can reduce the amount of medicine needed in some patients, but they do not replace oncology care.
Yes. We aim to coordinate with your cancer team.
Local anaesthetic is used and procedures are done under imaging guidance.

Ready to Get Your Cancer Pain Checked?

Book a consultation with Dr. Zahid Rustam at IPSSC, G-8 Markaz, Islamabad — seeing patients from Islamabad, Rawalpindi and surrounding areas.

Call +92 332 9077315