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Orthopedic cancer specialists at UCSF Medical Center have extensive experience in treating bone cancer to preserve as much bone and functionality as possible. They work with physical therapists, pain management specialists and others such as experts in orthotics and prostheses to provide the highest quality care.
Most commonly, bones are the site of tumors that spread or metastasize from another organ, such as the breasts, lungs or prostate. Cancer that arises in the bone — primary bone cancer — is rare.
Bone tumors may be benign or malignant. Benign bone tumors are more common, but both types may grow and compress healthy bone tissue and absorb or replace it with abnormal tissue. Benign tumors, however, don't spread and are rarely life threatening.
For information or to make an appointment, please call Orthopedic Oncology:
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(415) 885-3800 |
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(415) 885-3802 |
Read about a young patient who was treated for osteosarcoma — a type of bone cancer — in her knee.
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More information about other cancers is in Medical Services.
Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated October 6, 2008
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