Bone Cancer And Related Tumors
Cancer of the bone comes in three primary forms, Osteosarcoma, Chondrosarcoma and Ewing’s Sarcoma. Bone cancer and related tumors generally strike people when they are in their early childhood (around the age of ten years old) to about the age of twenty years old. Males are more likely to be affected with cancer of the bone than females and Caucasians are usually the only ethnicity that cancer of the bone affects rarely Asians or Africa-Americans.
Osteosarcoma is the most commonly diagnosed form of bone cancer. It develops in new tissue of bones that are still growing. It is usually found in the knees, upper legs, upper arms but it can also be found in other parts of the body. Some symptoms of Osteosarcoma are tenderness or swelling in a localized are around a bone or joint, fever, fatigue, weight loss, anemia or an unexplained bone fracture.
Chondrosarcoma is a cartilage based tumor that is malignant. 25% of all bone cancers that are primary cancers (begins as cancer of the bone) are Chondrosarcoma. While most bone cancers affect younger people, Chondrosarcoma usually strikes the older generation. Chondrosarcoma can occur in any bone in the body, including the skull, although it is most often found in the pelvis, upper arms and shoulders.
Ewing’s Sarcoma again, strikes children and young adults and is generally found in the pelvis, femur, humorous and ribs. Studies have found that by the time Ewing’s Sarcoma is discovered, it has generally metastasized to 30%. An MRI or CAT scan will be able to quickly diagnose the appearance of a tumor on your bone. A further biopsy will be able to confirm whether or not the tumors are malignant or benign and how far it has metastasized, if at all, preparing for proper treatment.
Chemotherapy and Radiation therapy are the most common forms of treatment for any type of bone cancer and related tumors. Cancer is graded on several different stages from 1-4. If you are at a stage one it means that your cancer has not spread, or metastasized which is the best possible news you can receive. Grades or Stages 2-3 are faster growing tumors that have spread to other parts of the body. Stage 4 means that the cancer has spread without much hope of recovery or survival rate.
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