What is Osteosarcoma? Osteosarcoma is a type of cancer of the bones. It is the most common type of cancer in children and teens. This cancer begins most often in the wide ends of a long bone, or femur, tibia, upper, lower legs, humorous the upper arm, it can also spread to the lungs and skull. It is primary called bone cancer, and when it is spread to another site it is called secondary or metastatic bone cancer. There are several types of bone cancer which includes. Chondrosarcoma, cancer of the cartilage. Ewing Sarcoma tumors that develop in the cavity of the legs and arm bones. Fibrosarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma cancers that develop in soft tissue and tendons and ligaments bones of legs and arms. Lymphoma of the bone,
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Treatment Radiation therapy to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. There are external, and internal radioactive materials placed into the body near the cancer cells. Chemotherapy is use for drugs, surgery for removal of cancerous tumor. Myeloablative therapy with stem cell support, to kill cancer cells.
Prevention
Osteosarcoma is a deadly form of musculoskeletal cancer that most commonly causes patients to die of pulmonary metastatic disease. There are no current guidelines to prevent bone cancer, early diagnosis and treatment improve the chances of successful treatment.
Bible Perspective Jesus talks about in the Bible in many passages asking us to care for the sick, weak and for the little children. Jesus also talks about having faith, and doing charitable deeds for our families and friends. True faith, always results in doing charitable deeds for others, “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead” (James 2: 17 NIV).
References
Knight, J. A., Jackson-Grusby, L., & White-Ryan, W. (2009). Salem Health: Cancer. Pasadena, Calif: Salem
Treatment Radiation therapy to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. There are external, and internal radioactive materials placed into the body near the cancer cells. Chemotherapy is use for drugs, surgery for removal of cancerous tumor. Myeloablative therapy with stem cell support, to kill cancer cells.
Prevention
Osteosarcoma is a deadly form of musculoskeletal cancer that most commonly causes patients to die of pulmonary metastatic disease. There are no current guidelines to prevent bone cancer, early diagnosis and treatment improve the chances of successful treatment.
Bible Perspective Jesus talks about in the Bible in many passages asking us to care for the sick, weak and for the little children. Jesus also talks about having faith, and doing charitable deeds for our families and friends. True faith, always results in doing charitable deeds for others, “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead” (James 2: 17 NIV).
References
Knight, J. A., Jackson-Grusby, L., & White-Ryan, W. (2009). Salem Health: Cancer. Pasadena, Calif: Salem