Cancer Factoid: "Ovarian cancer is a disease produced by the rapid growth and division of cells within one or both ovaries reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, and the female sex hormones are made. "

What Is Bone Cancer?

Bone cancer is an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells within the bone. Is is rare and accounts for less than 1% of all new cancers. It is a relatively rare disease in which cancer cells grow in the bone tissue.

Bone cancer is typically diagnosed around three months after symptoms start to appear. Bone cancer is nearly never seen in the hand or feet bones. It is rare,with approx 2,000 cases in the US every single year.

The quicker bone cancer is found, the better the chances that treatment will result in a positive outcome. The most common bone cancer is called osteosarcoma.

Stage 1 bone cancer is cancer that is low grade and has not spread to lymph nodes or any other body organ.

Stage 1B bone cancer is low grade, but has grown through the bone wall.

Stage 2 bone cancer is high grade, but has not spread to lymph nodes or any other body organ.

Primary bone cancer is an extremely rare type of cancer and less than 500 individuals are diagnosed with the disease in the UK every year. Secondary bone cancer is where malignant cells have spread to the bones from other areas of the body. Metastatic bone cancer is a lot more common than primary bone cancer.

The unique thing regarding bone cancer is that unlike most other types of cancer, which occur in both pediatric and adult circles, bone cancers primarily target young kids and teenagers. After bone cancer is diagnosed and staged, a treatment plan will be recommended by your doctor.

Treatment

Treatment of bone cancer really depends on the type of cancer, as well as its area, size and stage. Treatment could include chemotherapy along with drugs plus radiation therapy and surgery to remove the tumor.

Treatment of bone cancer is very complex and it involves a large team of specialists typically within an institution that is experienced in treating these kinds of cancer. The end goal of these treatments are to first cure the condition, and then to help preserve the functions of the body.

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