If you are a patient or parent of a child with bone cancer your doctor should be able to provide you with the information which is most relevant to you. It is not designed to provide medical advice and cannot be a substitute for professional medical services. The FAQ has a section on general questions about bone cancer and separate pages about Ewing s sarcoma and Osteosarcoma . Primary bone cancer refers to cancers which start in the bone. These are different to secondary bone cancers which started in other parts of the body and later spread to the bones.
Bone cancers are tumours which have the potential to spread to other parts of the body.
Secondary bone cancer is where malignant cells have spread to the bones from other parts of the body. Virtually all types of cancer can spread to bone. Bone metastases are particularly common in people with breast, lung or prostate cancer. Symptoms of bone cancer vary from person to person and depending on the location and size of the cancer. The most common symptoms are pain and swelling or tenderness in the affected area.