Soft tissue sarcomas are treated using surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. The second group of sarcoma is bone cancer. It is very rare with approximately 2,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States each year. The incidence is slightly higher in males than females and no race has a higher incidence than another, although, Ewings sarcoma is even more rare among African and American blacks. Due to the rarity and severity of bone cancer, a bone cancer specialist such as an Orthopedic Oncologist should be consulted in the treatment of the disease.
Cartilage surrounds the subchondral tissue to form a cushion around the joints.
Cancer that develops in the bone is called primary bone cancer. It is differentiated by secondary bone cancer which spreads to the bone from another part of the body. The most common type of primary bone cancer is osteosarcoma. Because it occurs in growing bones, it is most often found in children. Another type of primary bone cancer is chondrosarcoma which is found in the cartilage.