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 * ===What is Bone Cancer?===
 * ===It is the cancer that affects the skeletal system, which ===

prone.

 * ===The majority of cancer involving the bones is metastatic ===

rarer.

 * ===Primary bone cancer is caused by a problem with the cells ===

United States each year with a bone tumor.

 * ===Bone tumors occur most commonly in children and teens ===

tumor.

 * ===There are many types of bone cancer, the most common ===

areas of rapid bone growth and long bones.
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 * [[image:osteosarcoma.png width="240" height="60"]] ||  || [[image:ewingssarcoma.png width="240" height="60"]] ||
 * * ===The most common bone cancer ===
 * ===Commonly affects males ===

between 10 and 25 years old

 * ===Occurs in the long bones of the ===

around the knees and shoulders

 * ===Relatively agressive, and is ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">known to spread to the lungs

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Five year survival rate is about ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">65%
|| <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> || * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The most agressive bone cancer ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Affects younger people ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">between 4-15 years of age

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">More common in males and is ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">very rare in people over 30 years old

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Usually occurs in the middle of ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">long bones of the arms and legs

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Three year survival rate is ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">has spread
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 * [[image:chondrosarcoma.png width="240" height="60"]] ||  || [[image:mfh.png width="240" height="60"]] ||
 * * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Accounts for about 25% of all ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">malignant bone tumors

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Tumors arise from the cartilage ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Common in people over 40 years ===
 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Usually affects the bones of the ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">pelvis and hips

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Five year survival rate for the ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">the slow-growing tumors
|| || * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Affects the soft tissues including ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">muscle, ligaments, tendons, and fat

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Most common soft tissue ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">malignancy in later adult life, occurring in people 50-60 years of age

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Affects the extremities and is about ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">twice as common in males as females

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The overall five year survival rate ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">is about 35%-60%
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 * [[image:fibrosarcoma.png width="240" height="60"]] ||  || [[image:chordoma.png width="240" height="60"]] ||
 * * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">A relatively rare form of bone ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">cancer

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Most common in people 35-55 ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">years of age

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Most commonly affects the soft ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">tissues of the leg and behind the knee

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">It is slightly more common in ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">males than females
|| || * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The most rare out of the six ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">of about six years after diagnosis

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Occurs in adults over 30 years of ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">females

 * ===<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Most commonly affects the lower or ===

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">upper end of the spinal column
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