Bone Cancer Treatment

Bone cancers are rare cancers that can affect any bone in the body. Two types of bone cancer are multiple myeloma and bone sarcomas. Bone cancer can also happen when tumors that start in other organs, such as breast, lung, prostate and metastasise (spread) to bone. Multiple myeloma is the most common type of bone cancer. General information about symptoms and treatment of bone cancer.

Blood tests, X-rays, CT and ultrasound MIRS and all can be used in the diagnosis of bone cancer and cancer of the bone marrow. Ultimately, however, only a bone biopsy can provide definitive diagnosis. By examining a sample of tissue, a pathologist can determine whether cancer is present and how fast it grows, the key information in determining the best course of treatment.

Types of bone cancer: Osteosarcoma is the most common bone cancer. It rarely occurs in adults older than 25 years. Osteosarcoma is usually found in the bones of the hands, legs and pelvis, and bones that grow quickly, such as shoulders and knees.

Ewing's sarcoma is commonly found in children aged 4-15 years, and is rare in adults older than 30 years. It is an aggressive cancer is usually found at the center of the long bones of the arms and legs.

chondrosarcoma located in the cells of cartilage and accounts for about 25 percent of bone tumors, which is the second most common type. Unlike most other types of bone cancer, it is very common in people older than 40 years. It is commonly found in large bones of the hips and pelvis.