Dad, 41, shocked when stabbing back pain reveals tumor lurking in his spine
As a high school teacher and baseball coach, Steve Loutzenhiser is used to an active life, describing himself as “super ...
Dad, 41, Felt an ‘Electrical Burst’ Every Time He Sneezed, then Learned the Strange Symptom Was Sign of ‘Aggressive’ Tumor
Steve Loutzenhiser — a father of three from St. Peters, Missouri — experienced “stabbing” back pains and an “electrical burst ...
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After 17 years of recurring tumors, retired teacher has proton therapy to treat cancer in the spine – and preempt future tumors
Robert Redman has had many treatments for brain and spinal cord cancer in the past 17 years, including proton, gamma and ...
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Spinal Cord Compression: An Obstructive Oncologic Emergency
Patients with lung cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, cancer with an unknown primary site, or renal cancer are at high risk for the development of SCC by metastatic tumor. Spinal cord ...
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Spinal MRI
It helps them see any infection, tumor, or disk problem in your spine. The dye most often used in MRIs is called gadolinium. You might feel flush or cold for a few moments afterward. It can also ...
Fat, not muscle: drugmakers in race for next weight-loss breakthrough
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
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Types of Brain Cancer
They can invade healthy brain tissue nearby. Malignant tumors rarely spread beyond your brain or spinal cord. Tumors are graded by how normal or abnormal the cells look. The doctor will use this ...
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Teacher relearns how to walk after surgery to remove tumor in his spinal cord
Since the pain was impacting his daily life, Steve Loutzenhiser went for an MRI and found out, at only 41 years old, he had a tumor in his spinal cord that could not be easily removed. His wife ...