| What we now know is that we are all deficient | | | | however, adults who have Paget's disease (a |
| in dietary glyconutrients today, thus opening | | | | bone disease) may have an increased risk. |
| us up to this disease, and others. We are | | | | Secondary/ bone cancer is the most common |
| thrusting aside our health and in this way | | | | bone cancer. It is a cancer that starts |
| how we are paying with the entry of new | | | | somewhere else in the body and spreads |
| diseases in our body. The human body is made | | | | (metastasises) to the bone. The most common |
| of more than 200 bones. The bones support the | | | | cancers that spread to the bone are cancers |
| body and protect organs such as the heart and | | | | of the breast, prostate, lung, kidney and |
| lungs. Bones are made of cells called | | | | thyroid. Cancers that begin in the bone are |
| osteocytes, which are bound together by a | | | | quite rare. On the other hand, it is not |
| calcium-like material to give the bone | | | | unusual for cancers to spread to the bones |
| strength. Bones are filled with a spongy | | | | from other parts of the body. When this |
| material called bone marrow. / marrow makes | | | | happens, the disease is not called bone |
| blood cells. The bones in the body serve | | | | cancer. Each type of cancer is named for the |
| several purposes. They support and protect | | | | organ or the tissue in which it begins. |
| internal organs (for example, the skull | | | | Cancer that spreads is the same disease and |
| protects the brain and the ribs protect the | | | | has the same name as the original cancer. |
| lungs). Muscles pull against the bones to | | | | Treatment for cancer that has spread to the |
| make the body move. Bone marrow makes and | | | | bones depends on where the cancer started and |
| stores blood cells. Bone cancer can be a | | | | the extent of the spread Pain is the most |
| primary cancer (starts in the bone) or a | | | | common symptom of bone cancer. However, |
| secondary cancer (starts in another part of | | | | symptoms may vary depending on the location |
| the body and spreads to the bone). Primary | | | | and size of the cancer. Tumors that occur in |
| bone cancer, or cancer that starts in the | | | | or near joints may / swelling or tenderness |
| bone, is quite rare. The cancer that begins | | | | in the affected area. Bone cancer can also |
| in the bone is called primary bone cancer. It | | | | interfere with normal movements and can |
| is found most often in the arms and legs, but | | | | weaken the bones, occasionally leading to a |
| it can occur in any bone in the body. Less | | | | fracture. Other symptoms may include fatigue, |
| than one per cent of people with bone cancer | | | | fever, weight loss, and anemia. None of these |
| have primary bone cancer. The most common | | | | symptoms is a sure sign of cancer. They may |
| type of primary bone cancer is osteosarcoma. | | | | also be caused by other, less serious |
| Children and young people are more likely | | | | conditions. It is important to check with a |
| than adults to have bone cancer. The causes | | | | doctor. |
| of primary bone cancer are not known; | | | | |