Table 1.

the clinical history of patients with cancer recruited from the Radiotherapy and Oncology Department of LUTH from July to December, 2016 (N=347)

Variable	n[%]
Pre-existing pain condition (n=347)
Arthritis	46[13.2]
Diabetic neuropathy	3[0.9]
Migraine disorder	1[0.3]
Causes of Pain (n=298)
Primary cancer	271[90.9]
Treatment e.g. Chemo, RT	94[31.5]
Investigations, e.g. Biopsy, blood tests	37[12.4]
Other non-cancer causes [comorbidities]	26[8.7]
Assessment of pain by physicians (n=347)
Yes	247[71.1]
No	100[28.9]
Pain relief at follow-up appointment(n=231)
Worsened	46[20.0]
Improved	139[59.3]
No change	48[20.8]