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 ...

A thorough history and a complete physical examination are necessary to differentiate SCC from other conditions. The APN must ask about the location, radiation, and duration of the pain, as well ...

Doctors at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital, where actor Saif Ali Khan is admitted and 'recovering,' have revealed that the 54-year-old actor sustained severe injuries to the thoracic spinal cord ...

He sustained severe injuries to the thoracic spinal cord, with a knife lodged in the spine, said the doctor. "Emergency surgery was performed to remove the knife and repair the leaking spinal fluid.