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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.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
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Bone Cancer: Questions and Answers(National Cancer Institute)
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- What Is Bone Cancer?(American Cancer Society)
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Bone Cancer: Questions and Answers
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Overviews
- Bone Cancer(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
- Bone Tumor(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Detailed Guide: Bone Cancer(American Cancer Society)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Bone Biopsy(Radiological Society of North America)
- 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)
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Drugs Approved for Bone Cancer(National Cancer Institute)
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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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- Surgical Management of Cancer that Spreads to the Bone(Bone and Cancer Foundation) - PDF
- Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty(American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
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Rehabilitation/Recovery
- Physical Therapy and Other Rehabilitation Therapies for Patients with Cancer and Bone Involvement(Bone and Cancer Foundation) - PDF
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Disease Management
- Managing Pain Related to Cancer and Bone(Bone and Cancer Foundation) - PDF
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Specific Conditions
- Chordoma(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Detailed Guide: Bone Metastasis(American Cancer Society)
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- 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: Current and Future Treatment(Bone and Cancer Foundation) - PDF
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Related Issues
- Osteoporosis and Oral Health(American Dental Association)
- Questions and Answers about Breast Cancer, Bone Metastases, and Treatment-Related Osteoporosis(Bone and Cancer Foundation) - PDF
- Questions and Answers about Prostate Cancer, Bone Metastases, and Treatment-Related Osteoporosis(Bone and Cancer Foundation) - PDF
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Atlas of Human Body: Skeleton -- Side View(American Medical Association)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Neoplasms(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Osteosarcoma(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Sarcoma, Ewing(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Neoplasms
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Genetics
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Genetics Home Reference: Chordoma(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Ewing sarcoma(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Li-Fraumeni syndrome(National Library of Medicine)
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Genetics Home Reference: Chordoma
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References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: New research reveals positive therapies and methods for treating prostate...
- Article: Dexamethasone plus somatostatin-analog manipulation as bone metastasis microenvironment-targeting therapy for...
- Article: Alar cartilage grafts for repair of complex tip defects: cosmetic...
- Bone Cancer -- see more articles
- Osteosarcoma and ewing's sarcoma -- see more articles
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Dictionaries/Glossaries
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms(National Cancer Institute)
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Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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Directories
- Find an Oncologist(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
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NCI Designated Cancer Centers(National Cancer Institute)
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Organizations That Offer Support Services(National Cancer Institute)
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Organizations
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Statistics
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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)
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Cancer of the Bone and Joint
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Children
- Childhood Osteosarcoma(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- Ewings Family of Tumors - Childhood(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- Osteosarcoma(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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Teenagers
- Types of Cancer Teens Get(Nemours Foundation)
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Patient Handouts
- After chemotherapy - discharge
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- Bone lesion biopsy
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- Bone scan
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- Bone tumors
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- Bone x-ray
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- Ewing's sarcoma
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