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Bone cancer
A bone tumor is an abnormal growth of in bone, traditionally classified as noncancerous () or cancerous (). Cancerous bone usually originate from a cancer in another part of the body such as from lung, breast, , kidney and prostate. There may be a lump, pain, or signs from pressure. A bone tumor might present with a pathologic fracture. Other symptoms may include , fever, weight loss, and . Sometimes there are no symptoms and the tumour is found when investigating another problem.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Lump, pain, signs, unexplained broken bone, , fever, weight loss, and . Sometimes no symptoms
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