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Known as metastatic bone disease, the condition is particularly associated with breast cancer, and occurs when tumours from a primary cancer spread to bone. This can cause vertebrae to weaken and eventually fracture, leaving patients in severe pain,

A £7 million research project has been launched to develop a new imaging and keyhole surgery approach to the treatment of secondary bone tumours of the spine.Known as metastatic bone disease, the tumours spread from a primary cancer located elsewhere