28 Treatments  for Bone Cancer

12 Tests 4 Medical Procedures 1 Surgical Procedures 8 Prescribed Medications

3 Alternative Procedures

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Tests for Bone Cancer

1. Bone Scan A bone scan is an imaging test that shows areas of increased or decreased bone turnover (metabolism.  More Costs

2. Bone Biopsy A bone lesion biopsy is the removal of a piece of bone or bone marrow for examination.  More

3. History and Physical Exam During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical ex...  More Costs

4. Computed Tomography (CT) Scan A computed tomography (CT) scan is an imaging method that uses x-rays to create cross-sectional pictures of the body. See also: Cranial CT scan; Lumbosacral sp...  More

5. MRI Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive way to take pictures of the body. Unlike x-rays and computed tomographic (CT) scans, which use radiation, MRI uses...  More

6. Biopsy A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination.  More

7. Cytodiagnosis Cytology is the examination of individual cells and small clusters of cells, and may be used for the diagnosis and screening of diseases, including cancers. Cytolog...  More

8. Needle Biopsy A biopsy is the removal of a small piece of tissue for laboratory examination.  More

9. Tumor Marker Measurement Tumor markers are a group of proteins, hormones, enzymes, receptors, and other cellular products that are overexpressed (produced in higher than normal amounts) by ...  More

10. Ultrasound Scan Ultrasound involves the use of high-frequency sound waves to create images of organs and systems within the body.  More

11. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan A positron emission tomography (PET) scan is an imaging test that uses a radioactive substance (called a tracer) to look for disease in the body. Unlike magnetic re...  More

12. X-Ray X-rays are a form of electromagnetic radiation, just like visible light. In a health care setting, a machines sends are individual x-ray particles, called photons. ...  More

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Medical Procedures for Bone Cancer

1. Chemotherapy Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill bacteria, viruses, fungi, and cancer cells. Most commonly, the term is used to refer to cancer-killing drugs. This article ...  More Costs

2. Radiation Therapy Radiation therapy uses high powered x-rays or radioactive seeds to kill cancer cells.  More Costs

3. Limb Salvage Limb salvage surgery is a type of surgery primarily performed to remove bone and soft-tissue cancers occurring in limbs in order to avoid amputation .  More

4. Intravenous chemotherapy Costs

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Surgical Procedures for Bone Cancer

1. Amputation Amputation is the intentional surgical removal of a limb or body part. It is performed to remove diseased tissue or relieve pain.  More

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Prescribed Medications for Bone Cancer

1. methotrexate(Trexall , Rheumatrex Dose Pack) METHOTREXATE (METH oh TREX ate) is a chemotherapy drug. This medicine affects cells that are rapidly growing, such as cancer cells and cells in your mouth and stoma...  More

2. DOXOrubicin(Adriamycin , Adriamycin RDF) This medicine may be used for other purposes; ask your health care provider or pharmacist if you have questions.  More

3. cisplatin(Platinol , others...) CISPLATIN (SIS pla tin) is a chemotherapy drug. It targets fast dividing cells, like cancer cells, and causes these cells to die. This medicine is used to treat man...  More

4. cyclophosphamide(Cytoxan , others...) CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (sye kloe FOSS fa mide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like lymph...  More

5. vinCRIStine(Oncovin , Vincasar PFS) VINCRISTINE (vin KRIS teen) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat many types of cancer like Hodgkin's dis...  More

6. etoposide(VePesid , others...) ETOPOSIDE, VP-16 (e toe POE side) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat small cell lung cancer and other cancers.  More

7. ifosfamide(Ifex ) IFOSFAMIDE (eye FOS fa mide) is a chemotherapy drug. It slows the growth of cancer cells. This medicine is used to treat testicular cancer.  More

8. dactinomycin(Cosmegen ) DACTINOMYCIN (dak ti noe MYE sin) is a chemotherapy drug. It is used to treat many kinds of cancer like Wilms' tumor, some sarcomas, and placental and testicul...  More

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Alternative Procedures for Bone Cancer What's this?

1. Acupuncture The practice of acupuncture originated in China 5,000 years ago. Today it is widely used throughout the world and is one of the main pillars of Chinese medicine. Th...  More Costs

2. Meditation Various forms of meditation have been practiced for thousands of years throughout the world, with many techniques originating in Eastern religious practices. In mod...  More

3. Massage Various forms of therapeutic superficial tissue manipulation have been practiced for thousands of years across cultures. Chinese use of massage dates to 1600 BC, an...  More

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