What are the symptoms of cancer?

What is spinal cancer and what are the symptoms? what is the treatment? what are the olds of getting it?

• i need to have some information on spinal cancer for an report in medical theraputic class. i need to know what it is and how it works, what the symptoms are and what the odds of getting the cancer.

• Answer:

  "Spinal Cancer" only refers to the organ that has some type of cancer - the spine. There are many types of cancer that can occur in the spine. They come in two basic types: 1) Primary bone cancer - the cancer occurs in the bone first. An example is Multiple Myeloma. 2) Secondary bone cancer - cancers that spread to the spine from other tissues. This is more commonly known as a metastasis or metastatic cancer. Breast cancers and prostate cancers commonly spread to the spine. Often, their are no initial symptoms. Generally, pain is the 'presenting' symptom. Often the pain is deep and boring or dull and aching. Usually the pain is not caused by certain activities, positions or movements like many spinal conditions that are more related to joint and mechanical problems and/or injuries. That should get you started. Now talk to your school or public librarian and do some research to find out more. The best learning is learning you do on your own. Good luck.