How does bone cancer affect the body?

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page ... parts of the body. Even though a benign tumor does not spread outside the bone, it can grow large enough to press on surrounding tissue, weaken the bone, and cause the bone to fracture. read more

Cancer that started in another area of the body and has spread to the bone is called metastatic cancer, not bone cancer. For example, lung cancer that has spread to the bone is called metastatic lung cancer. Similarly, other cancers start in bone marrow, such as myeloma or leukemia. read more

A cancer can: Cause a bone to dissolve&break-lytic met, sometimes if the bone is aligned it does need orthopedic reinfoorcement with metal. If the fx is unrelated to cancer, having it should not impair healing. read more

Normal bone tissue. To understand bone cancer, it helps to understand a little about normal bone tissue. read more