“…In tumors that react quickly to chemotherapy, as in testicular cancers, lymphoma, or myeloma, administration of chemotherapy can have a pronounced effect in reducing back pain (Samoladas, et al, 2008). In tumors where the response to chemotherapy is slower, as in pancreatic cancer, pain reduction parallels the decrease in pressure exerted on spinal structures as the tumor slowly diminishes in size (Takuma, et al, 2006).…”