Osteosarcoma
A type of bone cancer that begins in the cells that form bones.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | |||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | |||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 |
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What is osteosarcoma?
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How can one get osteosarcoma?
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How to tell if I have osteosarcoma?
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What are the tests for osteosarcoma?
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What organs can osteosarcoma affect?
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Is it possible to cure osteosarcoma?
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What are the symptoms of osteosarcoma?
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How do you feel if you have osteosarcoma?
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What kind of symptoms occur in osteosarcoma?
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Can other disorders develop from osteosarcoma?
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Is osteosarcoma rare or common in young adults?
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If osteosarcoma, what are her chances of survival?
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Could this be an osteosarcoma or just an old injury?
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What is the definition or description of: Osteosarcoma?
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How can you prevent osteosarcoma?
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How does radiation help with osteosarcoma?
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Is leukemia the same thing as osteosarcoma?
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What are the risks of leaving osteosarcoma untreated?
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What is the prognosis for secondary osteosarcoma stage ii?
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Please help! what is the soft tissue mass in osteosarcoma?
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A 31-year old asked:
What is the difference between osteosarcoma and osteochondroma?
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A 38-year old asked:
Sister diagnosed with osteosarcoma..Is this a rare disease? Is it treatable?
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What can I do if my cousin has stage 4 osteosarcoma, what are her chances of survival?
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My cousin has stage 4 osteosarcoma, what are her chances of survival for one more year?
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A 34-year old asked:
One of my friends just died today of osteosarcoma, is it possible that i could get that too?
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My friend has osteosarcomas, Is that a kind of cancer?
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Could osteosarcoma have metastasized to my butt muscle?
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Can muscle be damaged by osteosarcoma?
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How common/rare is osteosarcoma in the ribs?
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