Bone Cancers
Bone cancers are several in number as far as types. But this article covers the three common types and what they are. That is: Osteosarcoma Chondrosarcoma and, Ewing's Sarcoma The three above cancers are of the most common types. Osteosarcoma, is basically about the most common type of cancers that occur. This type will come up within new tissue of bones that are growing. Kids and young adults between ages 10 to 25 are the ones struck with this cancer. The cancer of osteosarcoma will appear in the upper legs or upper arms, as well as the knees. Also, another piece of important knowledge for you is that bone cancer is cancer in which cells form in bone tissues. To understand bones, you should also know that bones are composed of three tissue types and these types are: Compact tissue. Compact tissue is the portion that is the outer section of almost all bones. Cancellous tissue The cancellous tissue is tissue that is spongy within the bones. It contains the bone marrow. Blood cells are made from the cancellous tissue. Subchondral tissue This is tissue that is the smooth bone tissue of your joints. Cartilage is a layer that covers subchondral tissues to protect the joint's movement. Your bones are important to : Provide protection and supports your organs They act as levers and braces for the production of the bones movement. Bones store blood cells and also produce cells in your bone marrow. Bone tumors, can be either noncancer, or cancer. If they are not cancer, (benign in other words,) they do not spread. They will however, grow and replace your tissue that is healthy, and replace it with unhealthy tissues. Bone tumors on the other hand, that are cancerous, will spread, and metastasize. This is the real danger of all three common sarcomas. Ewings sarcoma likes to grow in nerve tissue that is immature inside the bone marrow. This is a common cancer in younger people of age 10 to 20. Ewings will show up in the following areas usually: Pelvis The upper legs The ribs The arms The cause is not known. Risk factors include: Ewings is common in children and young adults. You had previous chemotherapy or radiation Paget's disease history Family history of bone cancer The most common symptom of these cancer types are pain. Other signs might include: You have swelling and stiffness also tenderness in the affected bone area. Easy fractures Tiredness Losing weight for no reason Fevers You may have anemia These signs above do not always mean you have bone cancers. If you have fractures that are taking place easily, and pain, you should see your doctor. Bone cancer is diagnosed in a variety of ways. Blood tests will be done along with x-rays which is very important for determining parts of bone disease, along with a CT scan, which tells doctors all the more. You will probably also need a bone scan, angiogram, MRI, and most importantly, biopsy is most definitive. Once the doctor you have has a definitive diagnosis, then the staging process will need to be done in order to figure out his or her treatment plan. The questions that will need to be answered are, "How far has the cancer spread out? Is the cancer in only one part of the body? Has the cancer settled in, in other words, metastasized?" If you have had any of the three sarcomas before, the doctor will also determine easily, if this is obviously recurrent. Treatment options are three things, or maybe all of the three: Chemotherapy drug treatment Is surgery needed or not? Radiation is commonly used too. The outcome of this all depends on the advancement of the cancer, where it is at, and also the type of bone cancer that you have. New methods are being researched all the time to find new ways of curing bone cancers. Below is a video with information on the subject.
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