Bone Cancer

The majority of people acknowledge and sympathize with Elizabeth Edwards, wife of the presidential candidate, John Edwards. Hers is the story of successful recovery from the primary breast cancer, only to wake up a few years later to find out the cancer had metastasized to her bone and to her liver. We have additionally learned that although the metastasized cancer can be treated, there no longer is any hope of cure.

According to the Mayo Clinic, primary bone cancer is rare. It affects children more than adults, but generally cancer in the bone has spread there rather than originating there.

The most common forms of primary bone cancer are: