Scientists investigating new treatments for chronic pain in cancer survivors

Around eight out of 10 children survive their cancer for 10 years or more, figures suggest (Lynne Cameron/PA)

New treatments that could help tackle chronic pain experienced by thousands of childhood cancer survivors are being investigated by scientists in the UK.

Around eight out of 10 children survive their cancer for 10 years or more, figures suggest, but more than half of them report delayed and ongoing pain in adulthood.