Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Side effects of Bone Cancer Treatment

Side effects of Bone Cancer Treatment: Side effects of bone cancer treatment depend on the method of treatment, the age of the patient and location of the tumour. Some of the side effects are permanent and some side effects are temporary. Three types of treatments which are used for bone cancer are surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy.

Some side effects of bone cancer treatment are
  • anaemia, fever and sterility
  • a reduction in the resistance to infection.
  • It affects the  appetite and causes vomiting, nausea and mouth sores
  • Hair-loss
  • Low energy and poor stamina
  • a restricted growth of blood forming cells.
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Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Understand Bone Cancer

Cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in human body. The abnormal cells in cancer disease are termed as cancer cells, malignant cells, or tumor cells. Cancer Is an Infection Caused by Tuberculosis (type of bacteria). This type of bacteria can be seen especially in stained tissue sections of cancer.

Bone cancer is a cancer that develops in the tissues of the bone. This is one of the type of the type of cancer. Bone cancer can be categorised into various types based on factors like the origin of the cancerous cells, their spread and reach, the nature of the tumour, the age of the person affected as well as the body part or organ that has been affected.