Do people with bone cancer die?

Survival rates are often used by doctors as a standard way of discussing a person's prognosis (outlook). Some people with cancer may want to know the survival statistics for people in similar situations, while others may not find the numbers helpful, or may even not want to know them. read more

Bone cancer as a primary site is rare. Most people that have bone cancer have a different primary site and then it spread to the bones. Anytime cancer spreads to other body parts, it increases the risk of mortality. There are certainly people who are surviving it though! My cousin is one of them! So basically there isn't a "one size fits all" answer. read more

Cancer patients can also die from uncontrolled infection that overwhelms the body’s usual resources. Having cancer impairs immunity and recent chemotherapy compounds the problem by suppressing the bone marrow. read more

Survival Statistics for Bone Cancer Survival rates are often used by doctors as a standard way of discussing a person’s prognosis (outlook). Some people with cancer may want to know the survival statistics for people in similar situations, while others may not find the numbers helpful, or may even not want to know them. read more