Are there different types of primary bone cancer?
A. There are several types of cancer that start in the bones. The most common is osteosarcoma, which often develops in new tissue in growing bones. Evidence suggests that Ewing’s sarcoma (see Ewing’s family of tumors), another form of bone cancer, begins in immature nerve tissue in bone marrow. Osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma tend to occur more frequently in children and adolescents, while chondrosarcoma, which starts in cartilage, occurs more often in adults.
A. There are several types of cancer that start in the bones. The most common is osteosarcoma, which often develops in new tissue in growing bones. Evidence suggests that Ewing’s sarcoma (see Ewing’s family of tumors), another form of bone cancer, begins in immature nerve tissue in bone marrow. Osteosarcoma and Ewing’s sarcoma tend to occur more frequently in children and adolescents, while chondrosarcoma, which starts in cartilage, occurs more often in adults.
