Bone Cancer
Bone Cancer
Bone cancer is when there is an abnormal growth in the amount of tissue in a bone. These strange growths can be either benign or malignant, but usually malignant. There are two types of bone cancer; primary and secondary. In primary bone cancer, the cancer had actually started in the cells of the bone, whilst in secondary, the cancer has started in a different area and traveled through the body to the bone. The three main types of bone cancer are osteosarcomas, Ewing’s sarcomas, and Chondrosarcoma. The most common out of the three is osteosarcomas, which is when new tissues are growing in the bones at an abnormal pace. Chondrosarcoma is strange tissue growth in the bone of the cartilage, and Ewing’s sarcoma, which may be the growth of premature nerve tissue in the bone marrow.
Bone cancer can be caused by both hereditary and environmentally. Bone cancer is very rare, so both hereditary and environmental causes are small in numbers. There have only been a few researches that show possible environmental causes of this cancer. A possibility is people who work in the agricultural business and get in contact with pesticides bring a 9 time higher risk of bone cancer to their children and adolescence. Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a condition that runs in families and can be passed down in genes and can increase your chances of several cancers, including bone cancer. Children with the eye cancer passed down by genes called hereditary retinoblastoma also have increased chances of osteosarcoma.
The identified causes of bone cancer are unknown to scientists, but risk factors are more understood by scientists, which can help learn the causes. Scientists believe that the Paget’s disease of the bone can escalate the risk of bone cancer. Paget’s disease is towards elderly people whose bone tissues worsen, especially in areas such as the skull, pelvis and spine. Another theory scientists have come up with is that are being exposed to a lot of radiation can
Bone cancer is when there is an abnormal growth in the amount of tissue in a bone. These strange growths can be either benign or malignant, but usually malignant. There are two types of bone cancer; primary and secondary. In primary bone cancer, the cancer had actually started in the cells of the bone, whilst in secondary, the cancer has started in a different area and traveled through the body to the bone. The three main types of bone cancer are osteosarcomas, Ewing’s sarcomas, and Chondrosarcoma. The most common out of the three is osteosarcomas, which is when new tissues are growing in the bones at an abnormal pace. Chondrosarcoma is strange tissue growth in the bone of the cartilage, and Ewing’s sarcoma, which may be the growth of premature nerve tissue in the bone marrow.
Bone cancer can be caused by both hereditary and environmentally. Bone cancer is very rare, so both hereditary and environmental causes are small in numbers. There have only been a few researches that show possible environmental causes of this cancer. A possibility is people who work in the agricultural business and get in contact with pesticides bring a 9 time higher risk of bone cancer to their children and adolescence. Li-Fraumeni syndrome is a condition that runs in families and can be passed down in genes and can increase your chances of several cancers, including bone cancer. Children with the eye cancer passed down by genes called hereditary retinoblastoma also have increased chances of osteosarcoma.
The identified causes of bone cancer are unknown to scientists, but risk factors are more understood by scientists, which can help learn the causes. Scientists believe that the Paget’s disease of the bone can escalate the risk of bone cancer. Paget’s disease is towards elderly people whose bone tissues worsen, especially in areas such as the skull, pelvis and spine. Another theory scientists have come up with is that are being exposed to a lot of radiation can