types of bone cancer

Types of bone cancer

Mostly when someone with cancer in the bones this is called metastatic cancer. It can be seen in many types of advanced cancer such as breast cancer, prostate cancer and lung cancer. When these types of cancer in the bones are examined under the microscope, the tissue change observed. For example, if someone has lung cancer that has spread to bones, the cancer cells in bone are still and act as cells of lung cancer. They did not look or behave like cells from bone cancer, even if they are in the bones. Because these cells also act as cancer cells of lung cancer, they still need to be treated with drugs that are used for lung cancer. For more information on bone metastasis of cancer, please visit the American Cancer Society website