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Warning Signs of Bone Cancer

Warning signs of bone cancer include persistent and worsening bone pain, often worse at night, a palpable lump or swelling near the bone, unexplained fractures or breaks from minor injuries, and difficulty moving the affected limb. Other potential symptoms can include fatigue, unexplained weight loss, and, less commonly, fever or numbness/tingling if the tumor presses on nerves. Any persistent or unusual symptoms should be evaluated by a healthcare professional for proper diagnosis and treatment.

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Warning Signs of Bone Cancer

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  1. Warning Signs of Bone Cancer https://healthcheckbox.com

  2. Table of Content • What is Bone Cancer • Warning Signs of Bone Cancer • Bone Pain • Swelling and Tenderness • Fractures • Limited Movement in Joint • Causes of Bone Cancer

  3. What is Bone Cancer Bone cancer is a term that is different from the other type of cancers it happen when cancer cells grow in your bones, they can harm normal bone tissues and make them weak. Bone cancer can start in any bone but they commonly form in your thigh bones or in arm bones. Bone cancers are curable by bone cancer treatment Bone cancers include two types primary bone cancer which originate in bone tissue itself or secondary bone cancer which start in different parts of body and spread into bones.

  4. Warning Signs of Bone Cancer Warning signs of bone cancer include bone pain that occurs in night, swelling, limited movement or a new lump, unexplained fractures or weakened bones, unexplained weight loss and unexplained fevers or night sweats. If you have any symptoms that make you worried then take a appointment with a doctor or healthcare professional.

  5. Bone Pain Bone pain is any pain or discomfort you feel in your bone. It can be caused by many injuries or health issues. Sometimes it can also be the symptoms of bone cancer if it increase especially in nights, doesn’t improve with rest or it get increase over weeks and months.

  6. Swelling and Tenderness It’s usual to see a swelling and tenderness at the joint or bone in bone cancer symptoms. This majorly occur in infected area although this might not happen until sometime after the area become painful. The swelling and lump can be constant or come and go.

  7. Fractures Unexplained bone fractures can be the crucial symptoms of bone cancer. Bone cancer make your bone weaker due to that your bone can be get fractured very easily or even with small injuries or normal activity even sometimes it can be unexplained fracture.

  8. Limited Movement in Joint Limited movement in your joint is also comes in signs of bone cancer it occur when a tumor grow near or within the joint causing firmness or reduce range of motion. Its physical mass can interfere with the normal mechanics of the joint.

  9. Causes of Bone Cancer While the exact cause of maximum bone cancer is still unknown but certain risk factor include such as inherited genetic syndromes like Li-Fraumeni and hereditary retinoblastoma, past medical treatment like radiation therapy or some chemotherapy drugs and certain pre-existing bone condition such as paget'sdisease and fibrous dysplasia

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