Information for MSCC patients

Strike action between Monday 2 October to Thursday 5 October 2023

Consultants and junior doctors at The Christie will both strike between 7am on Monday 2 October to 7am on Thursday 5 October 2023. Both consultants and junior doctors will still provide emergency care during their strikes.

We are proactively contacting patients with appointments that may be affected by this strike. If you have an appointment at the Trust on any of these dates, please continue to come to The Christie and our other centres as planned unless we contact you to tell you otherwise. There may be longer waits than usual in clinics during this time.

Please do not call to check if your appointment is still going ahead.

clinical trials unit, patient in bed, Pan Artists

Signs and symptoms of MSCC

Read some of the most common signs and symptoms which patients diagnosed with metastatic spinal cord compression have reported.

Patient and doctor, consultation, clinical research facility, research patient, Professor Fiona Thistlethwaite, Pan Artists, Virginia Cunningham, Gary Cunningham, September 2022

Diagnosed with MSCC?

Find out what happens after a diagnosis of metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC).

Support and advice

Get support and advice for how to deal with a diagnosis of metastatic spinal cord compression (MSCC).

Spinal cord compression: what it means and how it can be treated

Spinal cord compression is pressure on the spinal cord and its nerves. This may happen if the bones are affected by cancer.

Spinal cord compression: What to look out for

If you have cancer that has spread to a bone, you need to know about spinal cord compression and the warning signs to avoid permanent damage.