Bone Cancer

Cancer that starts in a bone is rare. Cancer that has spread to the bone from another part of the body is more common.
There are three types of bone cancer:
Osteosarcoma - develops in growing bones, usually between ages 10 and 25
Chondrosarcoma - starts in cartilage, usually after age 50
Ewing's sarcoma - begins in nerve tissue in bone marrow of young people, often after treatment of another condition with radiation or chemotherapy
The most common symptom of bone cancer is pain. Other symptoms may vary depending on the location and size of the cancer. Surgery is often the main treatment for bone cancer. Other treatments may include amputation, chemotherapy and radiation.
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Bone Cancer: Questions and Answers(National Cancer Institute)
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Detailed Guide: Bone Cancer(American Cancer Society)
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Bone Cancer(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Bone Tumor(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Diagnosis/Symptoms
Bone Markers(American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
Bone Scan(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
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Treatment
Bone and Tissue Transplantation(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Bone Sarcoma in the Upper Extremity: Treatment Options Using Limb Salvage or Amputation(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Ewing's Family of Tumors (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute)
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Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone (PDQ): Treatment(National Cancer Institute)
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Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
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Specific Conditions
Chordoma(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Detailed Guide: Ewing's Family of Tumors(American Cancer Society)
Detailed Guide: Osteosarcoma(American Cancer Society)
Metastatic Bone Disease(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
Myeloma Bone Disease(Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation)
Overview: Bone Metastasis(American Cancer Society) Return to top
Anatomy/Physiology
Atlas of the Body: The Skeleton -- Side View(American Medical Association) Return to top
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health)
ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteosarcoma(National Institutes of Health)
ClinicalTrials.gov: Sarcoma, Ewing's(National Institutes of Health) Return to top
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Genetics Home Reference: Li-Fraumeni syndrome(National Library of Medicine) Return to top
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Experimental Drug for Osteosarcoma Improves Overall Survival(National Cancer Institute) Return to top
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Article: Development of mucosal thickening after radiotherapy in contralateral sinuses of...
Article: Combination short-course preoperative irradiation, surgical resection, and reduced-field high-dose postoperative...
Article: Periosteal chondrosarcoma.
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute) Return to top
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Find an Oncologist(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program(National Cancer Institute)
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American Cancer Society
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Statistics
Cancer of the Bone and Joint(National Cancer Institute)
What Are the Key Statistics about Bone Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
What Are the Key Statistics about Osteosarcoma?(American Cancer Society)
What Are the Key Statistics about the Ewing Family of Tumors?(American Cancer Society) Return to top
Children
Childhood Osteosarcoma(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
Ewings Family of Tumors - Childhood(American Society of Clinical Oncology) Return to top
Teenagers
Family and Friends of an Osteosarcoma Patient(Indiana University Cancer Center)
Information for Osteosarcoma Patients(Indiana University Cancer Center)
Types of Cancer Teens Get(Nemours Foundation)
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