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Osteosarcomas are usually found because of the symptoms they cause. Find out what to look for here.
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Pain
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Bone metastasis can cause pain, high calcium levels, or other problems that may need treatment. Learn more here.
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Bone metastases are sometimes found because they cause problems, but in some cases, they’re found before you have any symptoms.
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A risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease such as cancer.
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Bisphosphonates and other drugs might be used to treat cancer of unknown primary. Learn more here.
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Radiation therapy uses high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells.
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Preventing or slowing the spread of prostate cancer to the bones is a major goal of treatment if the cancer has grown outside of the prostate. Learn more here.
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Treatments can often shrink or slow the growth of bone metastases and can help with any symptoms they are causing. But they usually do not make the metastases go away completely.
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Erleada (apalutamide) to treat men with non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.