number of people with osteosarcoma
Remember, survival rates depend on several factors. To see other pages, use the menu on the side of your screen. This year, an estimated 800 people total, including 400 people younger than 20, will be diagnosed with osteosarcoma in the United States. About 2% of all childhood cancers are osteosarcoma. It most often affects adolescents and young adults in their 20s. The five-year survival rate is the percentage of people who survive at least five years after the cancer is found.
The incidence of osteosarcoma in people not taking Forteo (general population over 60) is 4 per million. The incidence of osteosarcoma of those taking Forteo is unknown. Here's a quote from Eli Lily on this question. Since Forteo's release (2002) several patients have contracted osteosarcoma.