Bone Cancer—Health Professional Version
There are several types of bone cancer. Osteosarcoma usually starts in osteoblasts, a type of bone cell that becomes new bone tissue. Ewing sarcoma arises from a primordial bone marrow–derived mesenchymal stem cell. Find evidence-based information on bone cancer including treatment, research, genetics, and statistics.
Bone Cancer Treatment
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Childhood Chordoma Treatment (PDQ®)
This evidence-based, expert-reviewed summary discusses the incidence, prognosis, clinical presentation, and treatment of pediatric chordoma.
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Ewing Sarcoma Treatment (PDQ®)
Get detailed treatment information for Ewing sarcoma and undifferentiated small round cell sarcomas of bone and soft tissue in this summary for clinicians.
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Osteosarcoma and UPS of Bone Treatment (PDQ®)
Get detailed treatment information for osteosarcoma and UPS in this summary for clinicians.
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Drugs Approved for Bone Cancer
This page lists cancer drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for bone cancer. The list includes generic names and brand names.
Supportive & Palliative Care
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Cancer Pain (PDQ®)
Get comprehensive, practical information on the screening, assessment, and management of cancer-related pain in this summary for clinicians.
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Nausea and Vomiting Related to Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)
Get detailed information about prevention and treatment approaches for treatment-related nausea and vomiting in this summary for clinicians.
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Nutrition in Cancer Care (PDQ®)
Get information about strategies to screen, assess, and treat nutritional problems, including through diet and supplements, in this clinician summary.
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Planning the Transition to End-of-Life Care in Advanced Cancer (PDQ®)
Planning the transition to end-of-life care in advanced cancer involves challenging decisions. Get information about strategies to improve patient-oncologist communication and decision making in this clinician summary.
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Last Days of Life (PDQ®)
The last days of life for patients with cancer involves managing end-of-life (EOL) care issues for a wide range of possible symptoms and ethical dilemmas. Get detailed information about EOL issues and the role of the oncologist in this clinician summary.
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Supportive and Palliative Care—PDQ® Cancer Information Summaries
The supportive and palliative care summaries provide descriptions of the pathophysiology and treatment of common physical and psychosocial complications of cancer and its treatment, such as pain, fatigue, and nausea/vomiting.