Oncologists please - Cancer in the femur - how bad is this?

The first thing that needs to happen here is a biopsy gets done of the femur (unless the breast cancer was just diagnosed)- this will help document this is a metastasis from the original breast cancer and not a new true bone cancer (osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, etc) or a metastasis from another cancer. Radiation and further therapy (hormones or chemo or both) may be offered. Bone-only breast cancer disease can behave benignly at times, meaning prognosis can be much better than you fear,

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Cancer Of The Femur

In secondary or metastatic bone cancer, the cancer originates in a different place but spreads (metastasizes) to the bones. Bone metastases can lead to severe pain and pathologic fractures.

I don't know whether your case come under Ewing's sarcoma or chondrosarcoma. Osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma occur most often in children, adolescents and young adults, ages 10 to 20. Chondrosarcoma is more common in adults over 50.

Cancerous (malignant) bone tumors include:

* Chondrosarcoma

* Ewing's sarcoma

* Fibrosarcoma

* Osteosarcomas

The most common cancers that spread to the bone are cancer of the:

* Breast

* Kidney

* Lung

* Prostate

* Thyroid

These forms of cancer usually affect older people.

Ewing's sarcoma is a malignant round-cell tumor. It is a rare disease in which cancer cells are found in the bone or in soft tissue. The most common areas in which it occurs are the pelvis, the femur, the humerus, and the ribs. Long term survival for metastatic disease can be less than 10% but some sources state it is 25-30%.

A chondrosarcoma is a type of cancer of the bone. Chondrosarcoma is a cartilage-based tumor and is in a category of cancers called sarcomas. About 25% of primary bone cancers (meaning those which start in the bone) are chondrosarcomas. This disease can affect people or animals of any age, although it is more common among older people than among children.

The outlook depends on the type of tumor. Consult your doctor.

As with Breast Cancer the same therapy is offered ie. Chemo and radiotherapy but is more risky cos it s spread down an mri scan will prove this insist on friend to ask for one but at same time is a good one to cure to a degree

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For example, sometimes early stage thyroid cancer can be cured by surgery to remove the thyroid gland, but you will need to take thyroid hormone medication afterwards for the rest of your life. Goiters can also be surgically removed and do not always recur after surgery. In most cases, thyroid disorders need treatment over a lifetime. However, with treatment most people with thyroid disorders can live normal, healthy lives.

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