Phantom limb pain is pain coming from a part of the body that is no longer there. It typically occurs with amputations, after the pain from surgery has gone. It is not a feeling that the limb or amputated tissue is still there, but pain from it the limb or amputated tissue.

Pain is often a symptom or complication of cancer. The type, severity and duration of pain depends on the type of cancer, the stage, any metastasis, and individual pain tolerance. Cancer treatments, such as radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery, can cause pain and may also lead to chronic pain...