What is Bone Cancer?

Bone cancer is a malignant tumor that develops from the cells of the bone. Primary bone cancer is rare. It accounts for only about 0.5% of all cancers. In children, however, it accounts for about 5% of all cancers. 

There are three main types of bone cancer: osteosarcoma, which arises in new tissue in growing bones; chondrosarcoma which arises in cartilage; and Ewing’s sarcoma, which may arise in immature nerve tissue in the bone marrow.

Osteosarcoma is the most common of these types, occurring most frequently during adolescence.

What are the early signs of bone cancer?  Read More

For more information about bone cancer read Making Strides against Cancer