Bone Cancer

Cancer that starts in a bone is rare. Cancer that has spread to the bone from another part of the body is more common.

There are three types of bone cancer:

• Osteosarcoma - develops in growing bones, usually between ages 10 and 25
• Chondrosarcoma - starts in cartilage, usually after age 50
• Ewing's sarcoma - begins in nerve tissue in bone marrow of young people, often after treatment of another condition with radiation or chemotherapy

The most common symptom of bone cancer is pain. Other symptoms may vary depending on the location and size of the cancer. Surgery is often the main treatment for bone cancer. Other treatments may include amputation, chemotherapy and radiation.

National Cancer Institute

External Resources

Writer, Actor Lorenzo Music Dies at 64 in LA - [Slick.org; Reuters] "Lorenzo Music, the Emmy-winning writer and actor who played the oft drunk and oft heard but never seen doorman "Carlton" on the popular 1970s sitcom "Rhoda," has died of bone cancer."

Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplants for Childhood Cancer Resources - Stories and annotated links related to marrow and stem cell transplants and children's cancer.

DiaSorin - Develops and manufactures reagents for use in the treatment of infectious disease, endocrinology, bone & mineral metabolism, cancer, brain injury, cardiac, therapeutic drug monitoring and autoimmunity.

The Rose Breast Cancer Care Center - Non-profit aimed at diagnosis and care for women including such measures as mammograms and bone density testing. Located in Houston, Texas.

GrannyBarb and Art's Leukemia Links and Survivors Stories - General information including links to research sites, bone marrow transplant resources, cancer centers and survivors' stories.

Lori's Page: Cancer in my Family - What I went through when giving my sister stem cells, bone marrow transplant. And some family stories.

Tony's Cancer Page - Long term survivor of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma describes his story which includes a bone marrow transplant. Find information and encouragement.

Questions and Answers About Bone Cancer - Common questions and answers about bone cancer and bone tumors from the U.S. National Cancer Institute.

Cancer Group Institute: Bone - Overview information in a fact-sheet style format.

CancerIndex.org: Bone Cancer FAQ - Includes answers to questions about primary bone cancers such as osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma.

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