| Bone Cancer Surgery | | | | commonly used for primary tumors of bone, such as |
| | | | osteosarcoma. It may be applied to secondary bone |
| Bone cancer is a malignant (cancerous) tumor of the | | | | tumors, i.e. metastatic tumors found in bone... |
| bone that destroys normal bone tissue. Not all bone | | | | |
| tumors are malignant. In fact, benign (noncancerous) | | | | The bones in the body serve several purposes. They |
| bone tumors are more common than malignant ones. | | | | support and protect internal organs (for example, the |
| Both malignant and benign bone tumors may grow and | | | | skull protects the brain and the ribs protect the lungs). |
| compress healthy bone tissue, but benign tumors do | | | | Muscles pull against the bones to make the body |
| not spread, do not destroy bone tissue, and are rarely | | | | move. Bone marrow (the soft, spongy tissue in the |
| a threat to life.... | | | | center of many bones) makes and stores blood cells. |
| | | | Cancer that begins is the bone is called primary bone |
| Your body is made up of many small structures called | | | | cancer. It is found most often in the arms and legs, but |
| cells. There are many different types of cells that | | | | it can occur in any bone in the body. Children and |
| grow to form the different parts of your body. During | | | | young people are more likely than adults to have bone |
| normal growth and development, these cells | | | | cancer... |
| continuously grow, divide, and make new cells. This | | | | |
| process continues throughout life even after you are | | | | Please log on to : Bone Cancer Surgery |
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| The cells continue to divide and make new cells to | | | | |
| replace old and damaged cells. In a healthy person, the | | | | We Care Core Values |
| body is able to control the growth and division of cells | | | | "We have a very simple business model that keeps |
| according to the needs of the body. Cancer is when | | | | you as the centre." |
| this normal control of cells is lost and the cells begin to | | | | Having the industry's most elaborate and exclusive |
| grow and divide out of control. The cells also become | | | | Patient Care and Clinical Coordination teams stationed |
| abnormal and have altered functions in patients with | | | | at each partner hospital, we provide you the |
| cancer.... | | | | smoothest and seamless care ever imagined. With a |
| | | | ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five patients our |
| A bone tumor refers to a neoplastic growth of tissue | | | | patient care standards are unmatched across the sub |
| in bone. It can be used for both benign and malignant | | | | continent. |
| abnormal growths found in bone, but is most | | | | |