Papers On Bone Cancer

One of the most terrifying and frightening words in the English language is cancer. Many children and adults of all ages can be diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer each year. The harmful effects of this disease cannot only be detrimental but deadly too. Thus, with early detection, diagnosis, and proper treatment, individuals have a better chance of survival when treated early.

First, bone cancer is a deadly disease that consists of malignant tumor that forms in the bone. It can also destroy normal and healthy tissue. Any individual can be at risk for developing this deadly cancer, but primarily young children are its main targets. Malignant means that it can spread to other parts of the body, and when cancer starts in bone, it is called primary bone cancer (Alschuler 256).
This disease can be genetic. It can occur from a genetic code or a hereditary defect. Children with familial retinoblastoma, which is a type of eye cancer, have an increased risk of developing this cancer. Doctors know bone

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cancer begins as an error in a cell's DNA (MayoClinic 1). The error tells the cell to grow and divide in an uncontrolled way. Another risk for this type of cancer is metal implants and sometimes medicines. Two of the medicines that might increase the risk of bone cancer are Alkylating Agents and Chemotherapy drugs (MayoClinic 2). Another risk is metal implants.

The most common type of bone cancer is called osteosarcoma. It starts in bone cells and occurs mostly in young people. The second most common type of bone cancer starts in cartilage cells and is called chondrosarcoma. Ewing sarcoma is the third most common bone cancer in adults, but it occurs more often in children and teenagers. Paget's disease disrupts the replacement of old bone tissue with new bone tissue, and this disease can lead to this type of