Most bones start as cartilage. The body lays calcium down onto the cartilage to form bone. In adults, cartilage is mainly found at the end of some bones that are part of a joint.
Bone cancer is very rare in adults. It starts in the cells that make up the bone. Cancer then begins when the cells start growing out of control. The bone is made up of two kinds of cells: The osteoblast; the cell that lays down new bone, and the osteoclast; the cell that dissolves old bone.
In some bones, the marrow is only fatty tissue. In other bones, it is a mixture of fat and blood-forming cells. The blood-forming cells make red blood cells, white blood cells and blood platelets. We also have the plasma cells and fibroblasts found in the bone marrow, and any of these bone cells can develop into cancer.
Risk factors include: (NB: A risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease)
- Genetic disorders
- Paget disease
- Radiation
- Bone marrow transplantation and, etc.
The exact cause of most bone cancers is still not known. It has been found that bone cancers are linked to several other conditions ( risk factors).
No special tests are available to find bone cancers early. The only best way is to see a health care provider if you notice signs and symptoms of it.
Signs and symptoms include:
- Pain
- Swelling
- Fractures
- Numbness, tingling, weakness due to pressure on the nerves if its cancer in the bones of the spine.
Common treatment approaches include:
- Surgery
- Radiation therapy
- Chemotherapy
- Targeted therapy, etc.
Bone cancer treatment may remove or destroy cancer, but it is hard not to worry about it coming back. In some cases, it might never go away completely and for others it does.
Let us build healthy bones by eating lots of vegetables, doing regular exercises, consuming enough proteins, eating high-calcium foods, avoiding low-calorie diets, maintaining a stable weight, and consuming foods high in vitamin D, vitamin K, magnesium, and zinc.
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