Bryan Parthum 2-21-01 Block 2 Brain and Spinal Cord Cancer What is Cancer? Cancer is a group of many related diseases. All forms of cancer involve out-of-control growth and spread of abnormal cells. Cancer cells continue to grow and divide, and can spread to other parts of the body. These cells accumulate and form tumors. They may compress, invade, and destroy normal tissue. If cells break away from a tumor, they can travel through the …showed first 75 words of 963 total…

…showed last 75 words of 963 total…the best they can. If their cancer can not be cured, they should be given pain killers to feel good. Also, patients should be placed in an environment that they are most comfortable in. The only real cure for a sickness is to be happy and optimistic. New Treatment Trials: Some new treatments for brain and spinal cord cancer that are being tried are Sterotaxic Radiosurgery, Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, Photodynamic Therapy, and Radiosensitization Therapy.