What is bone cancer?
Cancerous tumors that begin in bone tissue are called primary bone cancer. Cancer that spreads to the bones from other parts of the body is called metastatic bone cancer. Primary bone cancer is far less common than cancer that spreads to the bones and most often affect children and adolescents.
How do members experience bone cancer?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bone cancer*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for bone cancer*
We currently don't have enough shared data that is made public for this condition.
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Who has bone cancer on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 3 | |
| 30s | 2 | |
| 40s | 5 | |
| 50s | 9 | |
| 60s | 16 | |
| 70+ | 10 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 15 | |
| Female | 29 |
Talk to people with bone cancer
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members say they have this condition