There are two types of bone cancer primary bone cancer that starts in the bone which may or may not spread to other parts of the body and secondary bone cancer that has its origin elsewhere in the body and gets spread to the bone. Secondary bone cancer is much more common than primary bone cancer.
Which of the following is a symptom of bone cancer?
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Pain is the most common symptom for a patient with bone cancer, which may get worse in the night. Other symptoms of bone cancer include inflammation, sudden severe pain in case of fracture, weight loss and fatigue, and numbness in case of spinal cancer.
What is the primary treatment for bone cancer in most of the cases?
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Doctors treat surgery as the primary treatment for bone cancer. Surgery may also be conducted to take the bone tissue sample to carry out the biopsy in order to diagnose the type, stage, and grade of bone cancer. A surgery is performed with a goal to remove all of the bone cancer, as leaving a few cells behind may result in its recurrence and development in the bone or elsewhere if the remaining cells migrate. Other treatment options for bone cancer include radiation therapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Often, they are used as a combination therapy for effective treatment of bone cancer.
Limb amputation is the most common surgical treatment in case of bone cancer.
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Only a few cases may require limb amputation for removal of all of the cancer in the bone. But a surgeon can remove the bone cancer without the need to conduct an amputation in most of the cases. Limb amputation is the surgical procedure to remove a part or the entire limb.
Which of the following organs is most likely to get affected by the bone cancer in the late stages?
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Although bone cancer may spread to any part of the body at a later stage, lungs are most likely to get affected by the bone cancer in its late stages.
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