Research Notes on Bone Cancer
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. Alternate treatments may include amputation, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
Fast Facts:
- Cancer that starts in a bone is rare.
- The three most common types of primary bone cancer are osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, and Ewing's sarcoma.
- Rarer types of primary bone cancer include malignant fibrous histiocytoma, fibrosarcoma, and chordoma.
- Cancer that starts elsewhere and metastasizes (spreads) to the bone is called secondary bone cancer.
- In addition to bone cancer, there are various types of benign bone tumors.
5 Great Resources on Bone Cancer
- Mayo Clinic: Bone Cancer
- MedlinePlus: Bone Cancer
- MedicineNet: Bone Cancer
- National Cancer Institute (NCI): Bone Cancer
- American Cancer Society (ACS): Detailed Guide: Bone Cancer
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5 Latest Headlines on Bone Cancer
What is Bone Cancer?
- NCI: Bone Cancer: Questions and Answers
- ACS: What Is Bone Cancer?
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC): Bone Cancer: Overview
- Stanford Cancer Center (SCC): Bone Cancer
- WrongDiagnosis: Introduction to Bone Cancer
What Are The Symptoms of Bone Cancer?
- MedicineNet: What are symptoms of bone cancer?
- Mayo Clinic: Bone Cancer: Signs and Symptoms
- MSKCC: Bone Cancer: Symptoms
- ACS: How Is Bone Cancer Found?
What Are The Causes and Complications of Bone Cancer?
- Mayo Clinic: Bone Cancer: Causes | Complications
- Advances in Oncology: Bone Complications
- Cancer Research UK: Risks and causes of bone cancer
- CancerBackup: Causes of primary bone cancer
- WrongDiagnosis: Causes of Bone cancer
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Bone Cancer?
- Mayo Clinic: Bone Cancer: Treatment
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Bone Cancer Treatments – Conventional Treatments
- MSKCC: Bone Cancer: Treatment
- ACS: Treatment Choices by Stage of Bone Cancer
- Cancer Research UK: Which treatment for bone cancer
- University of Chicago Medical Center: Bone Cancer: Treatments
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Bone Cancer?
- Cancer Treatment Centers of America: Bone Cancer Treatments – Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Bone Cancer: Complementary and Alternative Therapies | List of Herbs & Supplements
- Cancer Tutor: Alternative Cancer Treatment: Bone Cancer
What Are The Types, Stages and Survival Rates of Bone Cancer?
- SCC: Chondrosarcoma | Ewing Sarcoma | Myeloma Bone Disease / Multiple Myeloma | Osteosarcoma
- MSKCC: Survivorship & Support
- Cancer Research UK: Types of Bone Cancer
- ACS: What Are the Key Statistics About Bone Cancer? | How Are Bone Cancers Staged?
- eMedTV: Bone Cancer Survival Rate
How Do You Prevent Bone Cancer?
- ACS: Can Bone Cancer Be Prevented?
- eMedTV: Bone Cancer Prevention
- We Change Your Health: Bone Cancer Prevention
Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Bone Cancer
- Adult Bone Cancer Survivors: Stories
- ACS: Cancer Survivors Network: Jim's Story: bone cancer as a child
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: A Conversation with Ted Kennedy Jr.
- eHow: How to Prevent Bone Cancer
Foundations and Support Groups on Bone Cancer
- Adult Bone Cancer Survivors: The ABC Cafe
- Sarcoma Alliance: You Are Not Alone
- Cancer Consultants: Bone Cancer Information Center
Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Bone Cancer
- ACS: Cancer Survivors Network: Discussion Board: Bone Cancers
- eHealth Forum: Bone Cancer Forum
- Wrong Diagnosis: Bone Conditions Forum
- Topix: Bone Cancer Forum
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Bone Cancer
- PubMed: Bone Cancer Articles
- Google Scholar: Bone Cancer Articles
Clinical Trials on Bone Cancer
- CenterWatch: Bone Cancer Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Bone Cancer Clinical Trials
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