Indicators of a response to radiation therapy include pain relief and a return to baseline function or improved function. Patients may experience some relief of symptoms within a few days after ...

Clinical Trial Designs for Predictive Marker Validation in Cancer Treatment Trials Symptoms for MSCC include sensory changes, autonomic dysfunction, and back pain; however, back pain was not ...

Oligometastatic disease was defined as involvement of three or fewer vertebrae and lack of other bone or visceral metastases. Five hundred twenty-one patients with oligometastatic disease and MSCC ...

Spinal cord tumors are growths that develop in the spinal canal. These growths can originate from either the spinal cord itself or the bones that surround the spinal cord. Spinal cord tumors make up ...

New study may advance use of spinal cord stimulation for chemotherapy-related pain and cancer treatment Findings from this animal study may help improve cancer treatment and lead to prevention and ...

Spinal cancer or tumors can form anywhere along the spinal column, including the vertebrae, spinal cord, and tissue surrounding the spinal cord. Most spinal tumors develop from cancer that has spread ...