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f you are experiencing bone pain from multiple myeloma, or want to know about bone metastases that can occur in almost any cancer including breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, kidney cancer, and colon cancer, visit BetterBoneHealth.com. Commercial

What is a Giant Cell Tumor? A giant cell tumor is one that is made up of a large number of benign (non-cancerous) cells that form an aggressive tumor - usually near the end of the bone near a joint. The location of a giant cell tumor is often in the...

AAOS Fact sheet Giant cell tumor of bone (GCT) is a rare, aggressive non-cancerous (benign) tumor. It generally occurs in adults aged 20 to 40. GCT is very rarely seen in children or in adults over age 65. Giant cell tumors are named for the way they look under the microscope-many... Highly Reputable

Definition Limb salvage surgery is a type of surgery primarily performed to remove bone and soft-tissue cancers occurring in limbs in order to avoid amputation. Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers Expert

Description A unicameral (simple) bone cyst is a cavity found within a bone that is filled with straw colored fluid. It is a benign condition (non-cancerous). Unicameral bone cysts (UBC) are usually found in patients younger than 20 years of age. UBCs occur in one bone, in one location. The...

A complete on-line bone tumor resource. Includes information on tumors by name and surgical procedures.

CancerNet: Types of Cancer includes Bone Cancer

Comprehensive bone cancer guide including detailed description, statistics, causes, factors, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and additional resources (web sites, organizations, articles, etc.)

Fact sheet on what clincial trials are and the types of clinical trials.

Patient Support Center

rovides an overview, facts and stastistics related to metastatic bone cancer. Includes links to breast, lung and kidney cancer sites because these cancers are most likely to metastasize to the bone. Includes treatment goals.

Sarcoma.Net was founded to help patients, their loved ones, and health care professionals access sarcoma-specific information that will be understandable, useful, fair, and unbiased.

Brief descriptions of different kinds of sarcomas, including bone cancers