A relative survival rate compares people with the same type and often stage of cancer to people in the overall population. The SEER database tracks 5-year relative survival rates for different types of bone cancer in the United States, based on how far the cancer has spread. Once your treatment has finished, you'll need to attend regular follow-up appointments to check the cancer hasn't returned. You'll be asked to attend frequent appointments in the first 2 years after treatment has finished — possibly every 3 months.
These will become less frequent as the years go on. Contact your specialist or GP if you develop symptoms of bone cancer again and think the cancer may have come back. Page last reviewed: 20 June Next review due: 20 June Your treatment plan Your treatment should be managed by a specialist centre with experience in treating bone cancer, where you'll be cared for by a team of different healthcare professionals known as a multidisciplinary team MDT.
Your recommended treatment plan may include a combination of: surgery to remove the section of cancerous bone — it's often possible to reconstruct or replace the bone that's been removed, although amputation is occasionally necessary chemotherapy — treatment with powerful cancer-killing medicine radiotherapy — where radiation is used to destroy cancerous cells In some cases, a medicine called mifamurtide may be recommended as well.
Surgery Surgery to remove the cancerous area of bone is an important part of treatment for bone cancer, although it's often combined with other treatments. Limb-sparing surgery It's possible to avoid completely removing an affected body part using limb-sparing surgery. Amputation Amputation may be necessary if limb-sparing surgery is not possible or has not worked well.
For example, it may be necessary if: the cancer has spread beyond the bone into major blood vessels or nerves you developed an infection after limb-sparing surgery and the prosthesis or bone graft had to be removed the cancer has developed in a part of the body where limb-sparing surgery is not technically possible, such as the ankle Your care team will understand the shock and fear that you, or your child, may be feeling if an amputation is needed and should be able to provide you with counselling and other support.
Recovering from surgery After limb-sparing surgery or an amputation, you'll need help to return to normal life. Find out more about amputation Chemotherapy There are 4 ways chemotherapy can be used to treat bone cancer: before surgery — to shrink the tumour and make surgery easier in combination with radiotherapy before surgery chemoradiation — this approach works particularly well in the treatment of Ewing sarcoma after surgery, to prevent the cancer returning to control symptoms in cases where a cure is not possible known as palliative chemotherapy Chemotherapy for bone cancer involves taking a combination of different medicines that are usually delivered via a drip into your vein, or into a line inserted into a bigger blood vessel.
Side effects of chemotherapy Chemotherapy can damage healthy cells as well as cancerous cells, which means it often causes a number of side effects. Common side effects of chemotherapy include: feeling sick and being sick diarrhoea mouth ulcers tiredness increased risk of catching infections temporary hair loss infertility Most side effects associated with chemotherapy should resolve once your treatment has finished.
Radiotherapy As with chemotherapy, radiotherapy can be used before and after surgery to treat bone cancer, or be used to control the symptoms and slow the spread of cancer when a cure is not possible. Side effects of radiotherapy The radiation you're exposed to during radiotherapy will mostly be focused on the cancerous cells, but healthy cells nearby can also be damaged.
So the estimate may not show the results of better diagnosis or treatment available for less than 5 years. Talk with your doctor if you have any questions about this information. Learn more about understanding statistics.
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But participation in trials helps compile a knowledge-base for future treatments. The National Cancer Institute has a site where you and your doctor can search for clinical trials. You can also check on bone metastases clinical trials at CenterWatch , a free listing service.
An estimated , people are living with bone metastases in the United States. The American Cancer Society ACS can help you connect with others in your area who have bone metastases or with caregivers of people with metastases. You can also connect up with a support group online. The ACS also offers help in finding services you may need. Talking with other people who are going through the same treatment or pain that you are can help.
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