Bone Cancer Statistics WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Bone Cancer Statistics
Bone tumor is an inexact term, which can be used for both benign and malignant abnormal growths found in bone, but is most commonly used for primary tumors of bone, such as osteosarcoma (or osteoma). It is less exactly applied to secondary, or metastatic tumors found in bone. Bone tumors may be classified as "primary tumors" which originate in the bone, and "secondary tumors" which originate elsewhere....read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- The two most common types of bone cancer are osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma.1
- Approximately 2400 people in the United States will get bone cancer per year.2
- Bone cancers account for less than 0.2% of all cancers.1
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 American Cancer Society: What Are the Key Statistics About Bone Cancer?
- ↑ WrongDiagnosis: Statistics about Bone Cancer
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- Reviewer: Nicole Kinsey
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- Last update: Oct. 26, 2009
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- Contributor: Chris Miller
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- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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- Last update: Oct. 26, 2009
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