There are about 2,500 new cases of osteosarcoma diagnosed each year in the U. S., making primary bone cancer relatively rare. Though osteosarcoma is the most common bone sarcoma, it's still quite uncommon. There are only 900 - 1,000 cases a year in the entire United States. Learn from experts about what osteosarcoma is and how this type of cancer is diagnosed and treated.
Limb Salvage Surgery for Bone and Muscle Tumors
At just 18 years old, Phil G. was diagnosed with osteosarcoma near his knee. Amputation of his leg was a real possibility. Luckily, Phil instead underwent limb salvage surgery, an operation to remove tumors of...
Advances in the Treatment of Osteosarcoma
There are about 2,500 new cases of osteosarcoma diagnosed each year in the U. S., making primary bone cancer relatively rare. Though osteosarcoma is the most common bone sarcoma, it's...