Options For Bone Cancer Treatment

Chemotherapy

Certain bone cancers, including osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, may be treated with the use of chemotherapy. Other types of bone cancers do not respond well to chemotherapy, so it is generally only used in certain cases. Bone cancer that has spread to other parts of the body is often treated with the use of chemotherapy, as it works well on tissues that are not bone. Chemotherapy treats cancer cells throughout the entire body, and it has intense side effects as a result of that property. The damage chemotherapy inflicts on the healthy cells of the body can cause the affected individual to have severe nausea, vomiting, hair loss, sores in the mouth, appetite loss, low white blood cell count, low platelet count, fatigue, and shortness of breath. However, additional medications can help with the management of these side effects in patients undergoing chemotherapy.

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