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Suggest Treatment For Osteosarcoma

Hello, I have a strange question. My mother told me 3 weeks ago that she had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma. I had gone on a vacation she didn t want me to go on, and part of me feels like this is a lie she has told to keep me from going out as much. (I m 26 years old, and I have just recently moved back in with her due to marital issues.) My question is would see go this long without having any follow up visits for this serious of a diagnosis? She also doesn t see her PCP for another month.
Tue, 9 Aug 2016
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Osteosarcoma is a type of cancer that starts in bones. Most osteosarcomas occur in children and teens, but they can occur at any age. Osteosarcoma often starts near the ends of the long bones in the legs, especially around the knee. Osteosarcoma can be staged in different ways – localized or meastatic.
Osteosarcoma is treated by surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy in certain cases. Most often, chemotherapy is the first treatment used. This is followed by surgery if it can be done, and then more chemotherapy. Radiation might be used if not all of the cancer can be removed or if there is a high risk of the cancer coming back after surgery. After treatment is over, it’s very important to go to all follow-up visits. During these, doctors will ask about symptoms, do physical exams, and may order blood tests or tests like CT scans or x-rays. Follow-up visits are needed to check for the cancer coming back (recurrence) or spreading, as well as to check for side effects from treatment.
I hope this information will help you in understading osteosarcoma
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Suggest Treatment For Osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is a type of cancer that starts in bones. Most osteosarcomas occur in children and teens, but they can occur at any age. Osteosarcoma often starts near the ends of the long bones in the legs, especially around the knee. Osteosarcoma can be staged in different ways – localized or meastatic. Osteosarcoma is treated by surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy in certain cases. Most often, chemotherapy is the first treatment used. This is followed by surgery if it can be done, and then more chemotherapy. Radiation might be used if not all of the cancer can be removed or if there is a high risk of the cancer coming back after surgery. After treatment is over, it’s very important to go to all follow-up visits. During these, doctors will ask about symptoms, do physical exams, and may order blood tests or tests like CT scans or x-rays. Follow-up visits are needed to check for the cancer coming back (recurrence) or spreading, as well as to check for side effects from treatment. I hope this information will help you in understading osteosarcoma Thanks