Many cancer patients experience pain. Possible reasons are tumors itself or the results of therapy. Stressful situations additionally increase pain. You may reach out to our pain nurses personally or ask the nursing/patient services at NCT to get in touch with us. The pain counseling is located at day care unit 1 and 2 at NCT.

The staff members providing nursing pain counseling are nurses who have undergone additional training to become certified algesiology assistants in accordance with the guidelines of the German Pain Society (Deutsche Schmerzgesellschaft e.V.).

Pain anamnesis (How does the pain feel?:

• Taking record of location of pain, strength of pain, length of pain, quality of pain

Guidance and information in close cooperation with the physicians in charge of the day unit concerning: 

• The intake of pain relievers in accordance with your current medication
• Handling of your pain relievers
• Non-medicinal measures to relieve pain
• Handling of pain with peripheral polyneuropathy, mucositis and others 

Additional treatment options: 

• Application of natural medicine

Training of: 

• Intake and handling of pain relievers
• Pain diary, pain recording
• Application of natural medicine (heat, cold, compresses and pads, inunction)

Providing contact with:

• Nursing experts
• Counseling
• Pain ambulance