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5yr old has constant right leg pain evryday in the morning. it hurts from the knee to the ankle. sometimes pain makes his stomachache. can it b cancer?

Q: 5yr old has constant right leg pain evryday in the morning. it hurts from the knee to the ankle. sometimes pain makes his stomachache. can it b cancer?

Rare but possible: Bone cancers are rare &amp; usually occur in older kids. In medicine we never say never. There are many relatively simple &amp; treatable causes of such pain to consider before going to that idea. A simple exam &amp; some testing &amp; possibly an X-ray would help sort this out.

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Rare but possible: Bone cancers are rare & usually occur in older kids. In medicine we never say never. There are many relatively simple & treatable causes of such pain to consider before going to that idea. A simple exam & some testing & possibly an X-ray would help sort this out.

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Answered 4/15/2019

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A member asked:

5yr old has constant right leg pain evryday in the morning. it hurts from the knee to the ankle. sometimes pain makes his stomachache. can it b cancer?

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Dr. James Ferguson answered

Dr Modi and another doctor agreed

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