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Cancer that has spread to the bone can be excruciatingly painful.  Currently radiation treatment or opiate drugs are used to manage pain, but these are not always successful. A system that combines magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with ultrasound treatment to destroy bone tumors and treat pain is

As prostate cancer spreads, it tends to move outward, usually first spreading locally. The most common first stops are in the lymph nodes adjoining the prostate bed or in the location of the most immediate bones, the pelvis, upper thighs and the lower spine.

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Women deficient in vitamin D at the time of a breast cancer diagnosis are more likely to die or see the tumor spread, a Canadian study published in the United States has shown. Patients low in vitamin D were 94 percent more likely to see their cancer metastasize and 73 percent