WHY CANCER CAUSES BACK PAIN

While not all back pain credits to cancer, however, some back pain may indicate or warn cancer in the bones or in the chest to the lower abdominal areas. Back pains could also be an indicator of the extent to which the cancer cells have spread throughout the body. Especially metastasis in the areas from the breast, colon, testicles, or lungs.

Also, some tumors grow and put pressure on the spine. The force of the tumor’s growth affects the nerves in the spine and causes extreme pain, as in the case of pancreatic cancer where the tumor grows in the back area. The pain also ranges from bearable to severe.