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They can be both
Are bone cancers benign, malignant, or both?
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If the tumor has grown through the bone wall
What is the difference between stage 1a and 1b or 2a and 2b?
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15-20%
What percentage of patients have a bone cancer that has metastasized by the time it is diagnosed?
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P-53 tumor suppressor gene
What gene prevents tumors from growing?
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A malignant tumor associated with skin cancer
What is Melanoma?
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Bone tumors can occur on any bone
What bone can bone tumors not occur on?
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3
How many steps to metastasis are there for bone cancer?
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Males
Does bone cancer occur more often in females or males?
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Metasisizing from other cancers
Where do most bone cancers start?
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A cancer arising in the epithelial tissue of the skin or of the lining of the internal organs
What is Carcinoma?
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Osteosarcoma
What is the most common type of bone cancer?
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Yes
Is fatigue a symptom of bone cancer?
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Around 400
In the United States, how many cases of bone cancer in children are diagnosed yearly?
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Radiation
Having past treatment with what increases the risk of getting bone cancer?
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A gene that in certain circumstances can transform a cell into a tumor cell
What are is an oncogene?
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It originates from within the bone
What makes osteosarcoma different from other cancers?
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No
Is fever a symptom of bone cancer?
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70-75%
What is the survival rate for for osteosarcoma without metasisizing?
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Chemotherapy
What is used to shrink bone tumors?
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Programmed cell death
What is apoptosis?
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The wide ends of bones
Where does osteosarcoma most commonly appear?
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Yes
Is unintended weight loss a symptom of bone cancer?
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800
How many total people in the United States are diagnosed with bone cancer yearly?
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Surgery
How are bone tumors normally removed?
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The development of new blood vessels
What is angiogenesis?
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