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Bone Cancer

Introduction

Bone cancer accounts for about 6 percent of all childhood cancers. It most often strikes teenagers during growth spurts, usually affecting the bones of the arms and legs. Fortunately, with improved medical technologies and treatments, the cure rate for young bone cancer patients has increased dramatically over the last couple of decades.

Osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma are the two most common forms of bone cancer. These are described more specifically in the respective sections.

Sources

• "About Childhood Cancer." (January 11, 2003.) Retrieved February 20, 2004, from Children's Cancer Web: http://www.cancerindex.org/ccw/guide2c.htm
• "Childhood Cancer is Different." (2005) Retrieved September 30, 2010, from Cure Search for Children's Cancer: http://www.curesearch.org/for_patients/newlydiagnosed/

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