Cancer Emergencies: Spinal Cord Compression & Warning Signs You Can’t Ignore

Most people associate cancer with ongoing treatments like chemotherapy or radiation, but the illness itself can trigger sudden, life-threatening oncologic emergencies. In part two of our cancer emergency series, Dr. Marianne Matzo breaks down metastatic spinal cord compression—a critical condition affecting up to 10% of cancer patients that can cause rapid paralysis or permanent nerve damage if left untreated. Learn the major red flag symptoms, including sudden severe back pain, loss of...