This procedure can be used for palliation of painful spinal metastases because it works well and there are no serious concerns about its safety in this condition. Cancer from elsewhere in the body can ...

There is not enough evidence about how well this procedure works or how safe it is. So it can only be done with special arrangements. This means you will have regular appointments afterwards to check ...

Many patients with advanced cancers experience significant pain, and the pain caused by metastases (cancers that have spread to the spine) can be excruciating as tumor growth replaces bone. This can ...

BLACKFOOT — When it comes to treating chronic spinal pain, Dr. Sergio Hickey said radiofrequency ablation, or RFA, is a common treatment used in many cases that can ease the pain. But he says RFA does ...

Pain management in bone metastases has witnessed significant advancements through the utilisation of ablation techniques. These minimally invasive procedures aim to relieve debilitating pain ...

A project at Fraunhofer ILT is developing a new robot-assisted and optically monitored laser surgery system for treatment of spinal canal stenosis. The condition, in which bony constrictions form in ...