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Post a new topicby contentuser on Wed Dec 19, 2007 11:50 am

Bone Cancer Overview


Bone cancer can develop in all types of bone tissue and also in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow (e.g., multiple myeloma, leukemia). Cancer that originates in bone is called primary bone cancer. Most cancers that originate in bone tissue are sarcomas (i.e., cancer that originates in connective tissue).


Cancer often spreads (metastasizes) to the bones from other sites in the body (e.g., breast cancer prostate cancer lung cancer). When this occurs, the ...Read the full article
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