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There is a primary and secondary oncology. In the primary, the tumor appears on the bone itself, and in the secondary form it is metastasis from other organs.

Bone cancer is benign andMalignant. In benign tumors, the tumor develops slowly and does not produce metastases. The malignant tumor develops very quickly and affects the entire bone.

The causes of bone cancer

Unfortunately, the exact cause of cancer has not been identified so far. Smokers are more likely to have cancer.

How symptoms of bone cancer manifest

In the first stages, the patient experiences severe or moderate pain. It is with this symptom that patients are referred to the hospital. Pain can sometimes be blunt or aching.

In case of bone cancer in the joints,swelling and limited mobility. At the slightest blows or falls, bone fractures are possible. When calcium salts get into the blood, symptoms of nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain appear in the patients.

In the last stages, bone cancer metastasizes into all organs and tissues, and also temperature and weight loss appear.

Types of Bone Cancer

1. Osteosarcoma is the most common form of the tumor. The disease is aggressive and often spreads to the lungs. X-ray images show a change in bone.
2. Chondrosarcoma - spreading the tumor can both quickly and slowly. Gives often metastases to the lymph nodes and lungs.

How is bone cancer diagnosed?

1. Complete medical examination, which includes a blood test;
2. X-ray examination - helps to determine the shape, type and size of the tumor;
3. Computer tomography or magnetic resonance imaging helps to show the compaction of surrounding tissues and compaction of the bone.

How Bone Cancer Is Treated

The most important and effective therapy for the treatment of bone cancer is chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgical intervention. These methods are used both individually and in a complex.

In the operation, part of the bone is removed, as well as the affected tissue. The removed bone site is reconstructed with an implant or special cement.

Chemotherapy involves the introduction of drugs that inhibit the growth of cancer cells. Chemotherapy with metastases is carried out by a complex of drugs.

The operation is performed after the appointment of chemotherapy. After surgery, chemotherapy is done again. In the late stages of bone cancer, the limb can not always be preserved.

Prognosis of the disease

With an isolated type of bone cancer, patients survive in 80% of cases. Patients die more often from osteogenic tumors, when metastases spread throughout the body.