Bone Cancer Causes WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Bone Cancer Causes
Bone cancer is a cancer that originates in the bone. It is a rare form of cancer. Less then 2500 Americans are diagnosed with it each year. It is most common in children.1 The cause of bone cancer is most often unknown.2
Fast Facts:
- Some forms of bone cancer appear to be hereditary.3
- Treatment with certain cancer drugs can make one at higher risk for osteosarcoma.4
- Risk factors themselves do not cause bone cancer but, may increase the chances of getting it.5
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Bone Cancer Symptoms
- ↑ OncolcgyChannel: Bone Cancer Causes and Risk Factors
- ↑ American Cancer Society: What Are the Risk Factors for Bone Cancer?
- ↑ National Cancer Institute: What are the Possible Causes of Bone Cancer?
- ↑ eMedTV: Causes of Bone Cancer
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 26, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Causes of Bone Cancer, Cause of Bone Cancer, Bone Cancer Cause
- Last update: Oct. 26, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
