| Pain in the affected bone is the most
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| | whether the treatment is safe for
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| common complaint of patients with bone
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| | patients and effective against the
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| cancer. At first, the pain is not
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| | disease.
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| constant and may be worse at night or
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| | Treatment options depend on the type,
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| when the bone is used (example is leg
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| | size, location, and stage of the cancer,
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| pain when walking). As the cancer grows,
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| | as well as the person's age and general
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| the pain will be there all the time. The
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| | health.
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| pain increases with activity and may
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| | Although amputation of a limb is
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| result in a limp if a leg is involved.
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| | sometimes necessary, pre- or
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| Swelling in the area of the pain may not
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| | post-operative chemotherapy has made
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| occur until weeks later. Depending on the
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| | limb-sparing surgery possible in many
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| location of the tumor, it may be possible
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| | cases.
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| to feel a lump or mass.
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| | When appropriate, surgeons avoid
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| Fractures: Although bone cancer may
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| | amputation by removing only the cancerous
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| weaken the bone it develops in, the bones
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| | section of the bone and replacing it with
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| do not usually fracture. People with a
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| | an artificial device called a prosthesis.
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| fracture next to or through a bone cancer
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| | However, a biopsy-the removal of a sample
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| usually describe a limb that was sore for
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| | of tissue from the bone tumor-is needed
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| a few months and suddenly became severely
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| | to determine whether cancer is present
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| painful.
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| | The possible risk factors for bone cancer
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| Generalized symptoms: If the cancer has
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| | Although scientists are not certain what
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| spread, you may have generalized symptoms
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| | causes bone cancer, a number of factors
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| such as weight loss and fatigue.
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| | may put a person at increased risk.
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| However, symptoms may vary depending on
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| | These cancers occur more frequently in
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| the location and size of the cancer.
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| | children and young adults, particularly
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| Tumors that occur in or near joints may
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| | those who have had radiation or
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| cause swelling or tenderness in the
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| | chemotherapy treatments for other
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| affected area.
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| | conditions.
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| The treatment options for bone cancer
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| | Adults with a noncancerous condition such
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| Various forms of cancer treatments using
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| | as characterized by abnormal development
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| surgery, radiation therapy, and
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| | of new bone cells, may be at increased
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| chemotherapy for bone cancer are being
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| | risk for osteosarcoma.
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| tested in clinical trials.
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| | A small number of bone cancers are due to
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| Clinical trials are a critical step in
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| | heredity. For example, children with
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| the development of new methods of
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| | hereditary retinoblastoma (an uncommon
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| treatment. Before any new treatment can
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| | cancer of the eye) are at a higher risk
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| be recommended for general use, doctors
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| | of developing osteosarcoma.
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| conduct clinical trials to find out
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