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I just want to know the cause of bone cancer and does it occurs due to fracture?
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No: Like other cancers, there is no known cause of bone cancer.
Answered 8/20/2013
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Not usually: The causes of bone cancer are incompletely understood. You can get a secondary bone cancer from radiation therapy from another cancer. Bone cancer can cause a fracture rather than the other way around.
Answered 9/13/2013
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