Spinal cord compression (SCC) occurs in 5% to 30% of the oncology population and affects patient function, comfort, and general quality of life. Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer ...
Softball player no longer has feeling or movement below the waist following surgery to remove a tumor from her spine.
New research highlights the promise of a novel stem cell treatment strategy for leptomeningeal brain metastasis (LBM), a severe form of metastatic brain cancer that spreads to membranes surrounding ...
The camera has reduced spinal patients' exposure to X-rays by 47% and has been successfully used to remove two tumors from ...
Cecile Richards, a prominent advocate for women's rights and other progressive causes and former President of Planned ...
Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the ... Other causes of spinal stenosis include trauma ...
March 2024: Moleac Pte Ltd announced a study of Phase 4 clinical trials for NeuroAiD. SATURN investigates the promising role ...
If your healthcare provider thinks you have leptomeningeal disease, a rare condition in which late-stage cancer has spread to the membranes around your brain and spinal cord, you will need at least ...
Health experts have warned that back pain “that doesn’t go away with rest” could signal cancer. According to Cancer Research UK, it is one symptom of prostate cancer to look out for.
Electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is a promising strategy for reestablishing walking after spinal cord injury, recent studies show. But for patients suffering from muscle spasms ...