What Is Bone Cancer?
10. Surgery
Another potential treatment for bone cancer is surgery. In some cases, this will mean amputating an affected limb to help completely remove the cancer. This will only be effective if the cancer has not already spread to another part of the body, however. The development of new techniques and technologies means that the need for amputation is becoming less likely.
Some surgical procedures will focus on removing the tumor without amputating the affected limb. Any bone that is removed can be replaced with artificial materials, or by a bone graft taken from elsewhere in the patient’s body. Some ‘healthy’ tissue surrounding the bone may also be removed to be sure all cancerous cells have been removed.
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