KeltoKel
08-18-2005, 04:18 PM
I recently found out that my aunt has cancer in her spine. I know nothing about this. Can anyone give me any information about this kind of cancer? I have heard that spine cancer usually means you have cancer somewhere else first - and that it has spread to the spine. Is spine cancer a death sentence?
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mnemosyne
08-24-2005, 10:34 AM
There are different structures in the spine - in very basic terms, the bones (vertebrae) creating the structure, the viscous discs between them, and the spinal column itself. Often, vertebral metasteses are caused by a primary cancer elsewhere, but there can be primary cancers affecting the spinal cord or vertebrae too.
Given today's treatments, no diagnosis is a death sentence, but it is certainly a serious situation.
I think that you should talk more with your family and/or your aunt to find out what they know. It's important to you, too, since some cancers can be genetically linked, it's important to know your family history. Be well.
Given today's treatments, no diagnosis is a death sentence, but it is certainly a serious situation.
I think that you should talk more with your family and/or your aunt to find out what they know. It's important to you, too, since some cancers can be genetically linked, it's important to know your family history. Be well.