Osteosarcoma Overview

Whether you or your child has just been diagnosed with osteosarcoma, is going through treatment, or is trying to stay well after treatment, this overview guide can help you find the answers you need. Click on the topics below to get started.

What Is Osteosarcoma?

• What is cancer?
• What are the differences between cancers in adults and children?
• What is osteosarcoma?
• How many people get osteosarcoma?

Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention

• What are the risk factors for osteosarcoma?
• Can osteosarcoma be prevented?

Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging

• How is osteosarcoma found?
• Staging of osteosarcoma
• Survival rates for osteosarcoma

Treating Osteosarcoma

• How is osteosarcoma treated?
• Surgery for osteosarcoma
• Chemotherapy for osteosarcoma
• Radiation treatment for osteosarcoma
• Clinical trials for osteosarcoma
• Complementary and alternative therapies for osteosarcoma

Talking With Your Doctor

• What are some questions I can ask the doctor about osteosarcoma?

After Treatment

• Moving on after treatment for osteosarcoma
• Keeping good medical records for osteosarcoma
• Impact of treatment for osteosarcoma
• Long-term effects of cancer treatment for osteosarcoma

What`s New in Osteosarcoma Research?

• What’s new in osteosarcoma research?

Other Resources and References

• More information about osteosarcoma