True Bone Cancer - One Of The Rarest kinds Of Malignancy!
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INTRODUCTION: Real bone cancer (aka primary bone cancer) occurs in over 2,000 americans each year. Cancer that begins in the bone - primary bone cancer - is rare. Early diagnosis and treatment of this malignancy increases the chance of survival. Children and young people are more apt than adults to develop cancer of the bones. In the past, amputation was normal for bone cancer in an arm or leg.
CAUSE: Often, when people have bone cancer, it is caused by cancer that has metastasized ( spread ) from another place in the body to the bones rather than true cancer of bone cells.
TYPES: There are at least 100 forms of cancer, and each type is named for the organ or tissue in which it originated. Certain forms of cancers are particularly likely to metastasize (spread) to the bones. It is important to noticed that when these other kinds of cancer spread to the bone, they are still named for the tissue or organ where they originated and are not termed “bone” cancer.
Many different types of cancer are able to metastasize (spread) to the bones. The most common types of cancer that spread to the bones are lung, breast, prostate, thyroid, and kidney.
There are several types of sarcomas of the bone, depending upon the kind of bone tissue where the tumor developed. The most common types of primary bone cancer are osteosarcoma, Ewing’s sarcoma, and chondrosarcoma. Other, more rare types include fibrosarcoma, malignant giant cell tumor, and chordoma.
SYMPTOMS: The symptoms of bone cancer tend to develop slowly and depend on the type, location, and size of the tumor. Pain is the most frequent symptom of bone cancer and doctors sometimes use radiation therapy to shrink tumors to decrease the pressure, pain or other symptoms they may cause.
TREATMENT: Treatment depends on the kind of bone cancer, as well as its location, size and stage. It can involve chemotherapy with multiple drugs as well as radiation therapy and surgery to eliminate the primary tumor.
Treating cancer that has spread to the bones (metastatic cancer) depends on the form of cancer (the tissue where it originated) and the extent of the spread. As with other malignancies, treatment depends on the size, type, location and stage of the cancer, including whether it has metastasized to the lungs or other parts of your body, and your overall health.
Your M.D. may suggest using radiation therapy on different occasions during your treatment and for different reasons, such as prior to surgery to shrink a cancerous tumor or after surgery to stop the growth of any remaining cancerous cells.
A well-coordinated group of doctors - including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, plus physical medicine and rehabilitation specialists who have knowledge about treating sarcomas - is absolutely necessary for increasing the chance you’ll be able to have limb-sparing treatment. In some instances, chemotherapy may be the only treatment that’s needed. More often, doctors use it along with other treatments, such as surgery or radiation, for improve results.
CONCLUSION: In contrast to cancers which have spread to the bone, true bone cancers are tumors that arise from the tissues of the bones. These cancers, called primary bone cancers, are quite rare in comparison to cancers that have spread to the bones.
Pain is the most frequent symptom of bone cancer, but sometimes a lump on the bone can be felt through the skin. It is much less common to have a true bone cancer, a cancer that arises from cells that make up the bone.
The treatment and prognosis of the disease depends upon multiple factors including the type and extent of the cancer, the patient’s age and overall health status. Bone cancer may be treated with surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these.
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