Primary bone cancer
This section will help you to find out
more about primary bone cancer and the help and support available for
anyone affected by them. You will find any local links available at the top of the page followed by links to national and international organisations.
Primary bone cancer starts in the bone and is not the same as secondary bone cancer. Secondary bone cancer is where the cancer starts in a different part of the body and spreads to the bone. You can find out more in our secondary bone cancer section
Link:Bone cancer
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This section of CancerHelp UK is about bone cancer (primary bone cancer). There is information on the symptoms and causes, tests and treatment, living with bone cancer and current research.
Link:Bone Cancer (Sarcoma)
Produced by:NHS Choices
Find out more about primary bone cancer
Link:Bone cancer research trust
Produced by:Bone Cancer Research Trust
The bone cancer research trust is a charity formed in 2005 to promote research into primary bone cancers in particular osteosarcoma and Ewings sarcoma. This link is to The Bone Cancer Research Trust homepage.
Link:Bone Sarcomas: incidence and survival rates in England
Produced by:National Cancer Intelligence network (NCIN)
This link will help you to find out more about the different types of bone sarcomas and how often they occur. Please note this section also has information on survivaal statistics, these are general figures and should not be applied to an individual situation.
Link:Information prescription service
Produced by:NHS Choices
The information prescriptions service (IPS) brings together information from NHS choices and their charity partners, enabling you to create an information prescription, either yourself or with a healthcare professional. You can register so the information you have on your prescription can be saved for you to return to whenever you need it. This page of the NHS choices website is where you can start an information prescription, find out more about the service, or log in to retrieve a prescription you already have.
Link:Maggie's centres: where to find us
Produced by:Maggie's
Maggie’s Centres offer free, comprehensive support for people with cancer, their families and friends
Find out more about where our centres are located and what they offer.
Link:Primary bone cancer
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Information on primary bone cancer, including how it is diagnosed, treatments you might have, possible side effects and how to get further support.
Link:Sarcoma UK
Produced by:Sarcoma UK
Sarcoma UK was founded in 1999 to provide information and support for sarcoma patients in the UK.
une 2011 marks the joining together of The Sarcoma Trust and Sarcoma UK; becoming one new charity for sarcoma patients, carers, and relatives – retaining the name Sarcoma UK.
Link:Teen info on cancer bone cancer
Produced by:TIC: Teen Info on Cancer
How is bone cancer diagnosed? How is it usually treated? Get the answers here.
Link:Learn about bone cancer
Produced by:American Cancer Society
This section of the large American cancer information website provides two guides to bone cancer and its treatment: One gives an overview to get started whilst the second more detailed guide provides additional medical information.
Page last edited: 08 July 2011
