I am 34 year has occasional deep pain in the side of his arm. should i be checked for bone cancer? how frequent is it?

You can see Dr./rare: These cancers are not too common, though some , like multiple myeloma are more common than others. The two most common symptoms are pain and swelling of the affected are. X rays reveal characteristics of different bone tumors. For example, your age is consistent with chondrosarcoma, which occurs in th shoulder and pelvis, and has a lobular appearance with calcification on x ray.