Bone cancer

Introduction: Bone cancer

Bone cancer: Malignancy that occurs in the bone. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Bone cancer is available below.

Symptoms of Bone cancer

• Pain
• Tenderness
• Swelling
• Pathological fracture
• Night pain

See full list of 18 symptoms of Bone cancer

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Medical Textbooks Online about Bone cancer

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Bone cancer?

• Misdiagnosis of Bone cancer
• Underlying causes of Bone cancer (possibly wrongly diagnosed)

Misdiagnosis and Bone cancer

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Causes of Bone cancer

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Patient Surveys for Bone cancer

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Prognosis for Bone cancer

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Reseach about Bone cancer

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Clinical Trials for Bone cancer

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Bone cancer include:

• Combination Chemotherapy Plus Amifostine in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - amifostine,carboplatin,etoposide,filgrastim,ifosfamide
• Combination Chemotherapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Sarcoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cisplatin,doxorubicin,filgrastim,ifosfamide,melphalan
• High-Dose Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation and Chemoprotective Therapy in Treating Patients With Cancer - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - amifostine,cyclophosphamide,filgrastim,melphalan
• Amifostine to Protect From the Side Effects of Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With High-Risk or Relapsed Solid Tumors - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - chemoprotection,bone marrow ablation with stem cell support,amifostine,busulfan,filgrastim,melphalan,thiotepa
• Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Solid Tumors - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - carboplatin,cyclophosphamide,etoposide,filgrastim

See full list of 67 Clinical Trials for Bone cancer

Statistics for Bone cancer

• Medical statistics for Bone cancer
• Prevalence and incidence statistics for Bone cancer
• Death and Mortality statistics for Bone cancer
• Society statistics for Bone cancer

Types of Bone cancer

• Osteosarcoma
• Chondrosarcoma
• Ewing's sarcoma

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Definitions of Bone cancer:

Bone cancer is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Bone cancer, or a subtype of Bone cancer, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)