VUB and UHasselt start major research into treatment of mental and physical pain after breast cancer

October is breast cancer awareness month. New treatment tackles sense of injustice The most common complaints after breast cancer are fatigue and pain, which have a major impact on the quality of life of cancer survivors. Persistent complaints after treatment also create a sense of injustice. As mental and physical complaints are often related, negative feelings can even reinforce pain, causing a vicious circle. Researchers at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and UHasselt have now started a major study into a new pain treatment method for breast cancer survivors, funded by the cancer charity Kom op tegen Kanker. The method treats both mental and physical pain. With the results, they want to set up tailor-made treatment programmes to improve people's quality of life after cancer.