Treatment consists of surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Treatment of cancer at the secondary bone site usually involves either chemotherapy, radiation therapy or hormonal therapy, or a combination of these three. Bone surgery as a means of strengthening bones, splinting and correcting alignment might be necessary. This form of surgery can help the patient to move about more easily. Pain and general discomfort can also be relieved.
Primary cancer is much less common.
It is a disease of young people. It often starts as a painful swollen area in on of the long bones of the leg or arm.