Notice: Inpatient bedside phones are being phased out at Nova Scotia Health facilities beginning May 31. Please bring a personal device and charging equipment for your hospital stay.
This pamphlet explains what happens when a tumour growing in the bones of the spine starts to press on the spinal cord (the nerve structure in your back). This condition is called spinal cord compression. Symptoms and treatments are listed.
A course of radiation therapy is often a very effective way of treating cancer. This pamphlet describes side effects as well as questions you may want to ask your health care team.