Symptoms and Prevention of Osteosarcoma

Bone cancer is one cancer that often affects children . This includes aggressive type of cancer because it can eat away at the bone and can lead to amputation . Unfortunately , the symptoms of bone cancer is often mistaken for an infection .

Osteosarcoma or better known as bone cancer , is a malignant bone tumor that is very aggressive . He can strike all ages , but is most commonly found attacking children in the age range 10 to 20 years . Some literature mentions three osteosarcoma was ranked as the cancer most often affects children . However , some other literature states that this disease eight positions ."Osteosarcoma" is a malignant and aggressive bone tumors , and is the most widely found in children. Among bone tumors in children are different , osteosarcoma is the most widely

The pathogenesis of Osteosarcoma ?

Now the cause of osteosarcoma is uncertain , experts believe may be due to minor injuries thus settling a long long last become a chronic infection arises osteosarcoma . At the same time the growth of bone , chronic inflammation , genetic factors and certain viral infections , blood circulation in the bone  non-current , radiation and other factors that are interrelated .

Symptoms of Osteosarcoma:

1. Patients are benjilan osteosarcoma in the bone hard , the lump usually feels pain sometimes does not hurt 

2. Osteosarcoma Patients usually appear pathological fractures or bone deformation .

3 . Osteosarcoma patients have fever , weight loss , fatigue and decreased activity of life .

4 . The patient will feel pain in the bones that are difficult to explain .

5 . Without any apparent cause . one or more broken bones .

6 . Due to gencetan of tumor blood vessels to cause the body to become a member of distal cramps or numbness .

7 . Patients feel pain in the bones and joints even swelling , pain at night will be increasingly felt , even continuous pain or when squashed or burden will get hurt.

Prevention of Osteosarcoma:

     Although the exact cause is not known, we can still do some preventive measures in order to avoid this disease by understanding how the process of cancer.

     Typically, cancer arises due to the presence of free radicals and carcinogens in the body. Therefore, the prevention of which can be done in general is to adopt a healthy lifestyle such as smoking and avoid alcohol, avoid foods that contain a lot of fat and carcinogens, eating foods and beverages that contain antioxidants and other essential minerals, as well as perform regular health checks ( especially for those who have a high risk factor for cancer).

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