If childhood bone cancer spreads
Cancer cells can spread from the bone to other parts of the body. This spread is called metastasis.
Understanding how a type of cancer usually grows and spreads helps your child’s healthcare team plan treatment and future care. If childhood bone cancer spreads, it can spread to the following:
- the lungs – the most common location for bone cancer to spread
- other bones
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