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A bone cancer is a condition in which a person has a cancerous tumor in one or more of his bones. Sometimes, metastatic (spread from other parts of the body) cancer that spread to the bones is also called bone cancer.

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35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Cancer

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

Body locations

Bones

Types of

Bone metastases
Condition
Ewing's sarcoma
Condition
Osteosarcoma
Condition

Symptoms

Leg pain
Back pain
Arm pain
Fatigue
Bone pain
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Bone cancer
Doxorubicin
3
15 reviews
Ifosfamide
2.8
12 reviews
Cyclophosphamide
2.8
12 reviews
Etoposide
2.7
7 reviews
Vincristine
2
9 reviews

Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Bone cancer

Surgery

Amputation
3.3
13 reviews

Tests

Alkaline phosphatase
Lactate dehydrogenase

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