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how does bone cancer kill a person?

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Invasion: Cancer will kill you if the cancer cells invade healthy tissue/organs and impair their function.  With "bone cancer", this can occur by affecting blood cell production in the bone, or the cancer can metastasize to other organs and cause organ failiure.

Question 2

how dangerous is bone cancer?

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Danger?: Primary bone tumors are very painful and tough to treat and cure. Some other cancers that start elsewhere will metastasize to bone. Breast and prostate are the most common.

Question 3

how is bone cancer diagnosed?

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Bone cancer: Primary bone cancer is less common than metastatic disease to the bone. 
Generally speaking, bone mass or lesion can be seen with the help of certain imaging such as ct scan or MRI or bone scan. Then a ct guided biopsy can be performed to the suspicious area/ to the bone mass to establish diagnosis of cancer.

Question 4

when was bone cancer discovered?

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Morgagni in 1761?: According to the American Cancer Society, the word "cancer" is credited to Hippocrates (460-370 BC). Giovanni Morgagni is credited as the first to use autopsy to diagnose cancer, in 1761. I have no specific in formation on bone cancers, however. There are different types of bone cancer, including osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. Hope that helps.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of bone cancer?

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Swelling: There is usually abnormal growth in any part of the bone and in later stages there might be some pain. Any abnormal growth or swelling should promptly be shown to your doctor.

Question 6

what are signs or symptoms of bone cancer?

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Bone cancer...: Pain and swelling of the bones affected are common symptoms. Other symptoms include: joint tenderness or inflammation, fractures due to bone weakness, and limited range of motion. Non-specific symptoms like fever, unintentional weight loss, fatigue, and anemia can also be symptoms.

Question 7

usually, what are the signs of bone cancer?

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Pain and swelling.: Usually, patients present with pain and swelling of the affected area.  Some bone tumors, like osteosarcoma, affect the distal femur, proximal tibia, and humerus.  Chondrosarcomas are seen in the shoulder and pelvis, while ewing's sarcomas are in teenagers and are seen in long bones and flat bones.  Multiple myeloma has bone pain in the back and ribs.  Each has a different x-ray appearance.

Question 8

what are the signs of possible bone cancer?

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Pain most often: Most primary and secondary bone tumors present with pain. Some can present as painless enlargement/swelling of a limb or joint. On occasion a bone tumor can be silent until there is enough weakness in the bone for a fracture to occur.

Question 9

what   should be the medicines for bone cancer?

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It depends: If this is a primary bone cancer then there is many different agents ( chemotherapy and targeted therapy) that can be used depending on the type of cancer ( osteosarcoma vs chondrosarcoma...Etc).  If this is metastatic cancer then we usually use xgeva (denosumab) or zometa to decrease bone related pain and skeletal related events ( like pathologic fractures). I hope this helps.

Question 10

what kinds of symptoms are signs of bone cancer?

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Last I checked: There are 206 bones in the human. Curiously, bone metastasis affect skull and central skeleton & proximal appendicular. Each bony site is different. Pain is common, fracture of weight bearing bones. Some cause abnormal  increased blood calcium. Cancer starting in bones is very rare (osteo- chondro- sarcoma). Usually in young adults.

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