| Cancer of the bone or bone cancer is a general | | | | anemia. It is important to check with a doctor |
| term used when cancer cells are seen in the bone. | | | | when you experience these symptoms, but these |
| Cancer that begins in the bone is called primary | | | | symptoms can also be caused by other less |
| bone cancer. It is found most often in the arms | | | | serious conditions. |
| and legs but it can occur in any bone in the body. | | | | Conventional treatment for some bone tumors |
| Children and young people are more likely than | | | | may involve surgery, such as limb amputation. |
| adults to have bone cancers. | | | | Chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be effective |
| Primary bone cancers are called sarcomas. There | | | | in some tumors (such as Ewing's sarcoma) but |
| are several different types of sarcoma and each | | | | less so in others (such as chondrosarcoma). After |
| type begins in a different kind of bone tissue. The | | | | treatment has been done for bone cancer, it is |
| most common sarcomas are osteosarcoma, | | | | very important that regular follow-up or |
| Ewing's sarcoma, and chondrosarcoma. | | | | check-ups are done with your doctor, to be sure |
| In young people, the most common type of bone | | | | that cancer has not come back and treat it |
| cancer is osteosarcoma, usually occurring | | | | promptly if it does. Check-ups may be physical |
| between the ages of ten and twenty-five. More | | | | exam, x-rays, scans, blood tests, and other |
| often, males are affected than females. | | | | laboratory tests. |
| Osteosarcoma frequently starts in the ends of | | | | People who have been diagnosed of bone cancer |
| the bones; where new bone tissue forms as a | | | | may have many physical, emotional, practical |
| young person grows, usually affecting the long | | | | worries. They may worry that removal of a limb |
| bones of the arms and legs. Ewing's sarcoma | | | | or other surgery will affect not only how they |
| usually affects teenagers, and is mostly found in | | | | look but how other people would feel about them. |
| people between ten and twenty-five years old. | | | | Patients can be helped to overcome all these |
| This cancer forms in the middle part (shaft) of | | | | through special support groups for youngsters |
| large bones and most often affects the hip bones | | | | with cancer and their families. The American |
| and long bones in the thigh and upper arm, but | | | | Cancer Society, for example, is a nonprofit |
| can also occur in the ribs. Chondrosarcoma is a | | | | organization that has many services for patients |
| type of tumor that forms in the cartilage | | | | and their families. |
| (rubbery tissue around the joints) and are found | | | | All types of cancer are traumatic for everyone |
| mainly in adults. Other types of bone cancer | | | | involved. The keyword is prevention. There are |
| include fibrosarcoma (malignant giant cell tumor) | | | | natural supplements that work. Unfortunately we |
| and chordoma. These are rare cancers and most | | | | don't hear much about these supplements unless |
| often affects people over thirty. | | | | we investigate and search them out. Most of |
| The most common symptom of bone cancer is | | | | them fall under the conflicted interest of quack |
| pain. However, symptoms may vary depending | | | | watchers because if it isn't manufactured by the |
| on the location and size of the cancer. Sometimes | | | | drug companies, it can't possibly work. Sure there |
| firm, slightly tender lump on the bone can be felt | | | | is some good being done in mainstream medicine, |
| through the skin. Sometimes bone cancer | | | | but when doors continually stay closed to |
| interferes with normal movements and can also | | | | alternative preventions and treatments, it's more |
| weaken or cause bones to break. Tumors that | | | | than mere coincidence. |
| occur in or near joints may cause swelling and | | | | Take care of your health and realize you can live |
| tenderness in the affected area. Other symptoms | | | | cancer free. |
| may include fatigue, fever, weight loss, and | | | | |