Bone cancer treatments

Multiple treatments are available to

attack bone cancer, though the stage
and location of the disease dictates
which may be recommended.

Bone cancer treatments include:

Bone Cancer
• Orthopedic oncology

• Surgery

• Chemotherapy:
involves the use of chemicals to treat
disease. More specifically, it refers to
the destruction of cancer cells

Diagnosing bone cancer • Radiotherapy:

works by damaging the DNA inside
Biopsy: the tumor cells, preventing them from
• Needle biopsy reproducing.
• Surgical biopsy
Bone scan • Targeted therapy:
X-ray With this therapy, drugs attach to
proteins, receptors or gene mutations
computerized tomography (CT scan)
found only on specific types of cancer
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
cells.
positron emission tomography (PET
scan) University of Raparin
College of Nursing
Adult Nursing Department Mardin Ahmed Hussien
What Is Bone Cancer?
Bone cancer is very rare in
adults. It starts in the cells that
make up the bone. Cancer
starts when cells begin to grow
out of control. Cells in nearly
any part of the body can
become cancer, and can spread
to other parts of the body.
Types of bone tumors
What Causes Bone Cancer? Bone cancer stages
The exact causes of bone cancer Bone cancer is staged dependent
are unknown, but certain factors on how advanced it is:
may increase a person's risk of
developing bone cancer. Some • Stage 1: The cancer has not
examples are genetic disorders spread from the bone. The cancer
and previous treatments for other is not aggressive.
conditions.
• Stage 2: This is the same as
stage 1 but more aggressive.
Risk factors of Bone Cancer
• Stage 3: Tumors exist in at least
• Genetic disorders
two places in the same bone.
Several hereditary syndromes
caused by mutations in specific
• Stage 4: The cancer has spread
genes are considered risk factors
to other parts of the body.
for bone cancer, including
(Li-Fraumeni syndrome, and Multi-
The stage of the cancer will dic-
ple exostoses syndrome...etc).
tate how it is treated and the like-
• Other conditions such as (Pag- lihood of survival.
et's disease, and Multiple en-
chondromatosis...etc)
• Previous treatment
Radiation: Exposing bones to
high doses of radiation, such as
the type of radiation therapy
used in cancer treatments.
Also Bone marrow transplanta-
tion.