Pain In Leg And Bone Cancer Symptoms

Bone cancer symptoms in leg - Cancer usually begins when the cell's growth cycle is abnormal. Normal cells have genetic blueprints or guidelines that achieve their growth, reaching maturity, reproduction, and functions, and ultimately regulate death. DNA provides this basic information and instructions.

If there is a change in DNA at a point it is called a change. This change can change the instructions that control cell growth. This can ultimately lead to the death of the cells or even to the uncontrolled cell growth.

The cells continue to grow without stopping or dying and can not be verified. This leads to the formation of a piece of tissue called a tumor.

In some cases, this tumor may be harmless or slow-growing and called benignly. This tumor, apart from pressing on the surrounding tissues, can not affect the person. In some cases, the change of DNA can lead to cancer.

Left untreated or uncontrolled the cancer cells can spread to other organs of the affected area of ​​the leg. The spread may affect bone marrow which is within the inner core of the leg and is caused by the formation of blood cells or in other organs through blood vessels.



Who bones cancer usually affects?

The most primary bone cancer affects children and young people in whom the growth spurt and fast growing are.

Bone cancer generally affects the fast-growing ends of the bones. The ends of the bones are the fastest - growing places of the leg where osteoblasts are the most active.

Symptoms of bone cancer

The common bone cancer symptoms is leg pain. The affected area is prone to touch and the child is often seen avoiding the use of the joint or limb with the affected leg. The pain becomes chronic and can worsen during the night and affect sleep.

Ewing sarcoma patients complain of quickly worsening leg pain. This leg pain can be confused with arthritis in older adults and "childhood diseases" in children and teens.

In addition to pain and tenderness, there may be swelling and redness and a noticeable piece of the affected area. If the affected area is close to the connection, the motion at the connection may be stiff or limited.

The bones with cancer are affected are also weak and brittle and can easily break or break with minor injuries or trauma.

Other less common but more serious symptoms of  bone cancer include:

• at high temperature (fever) of 38C (100.4F) or above
• the sweating, usually at night
• weakness
• fatigue
• anemia
• unexplained weight loss etc.

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References :

1. National Cancer Institute
2. News Medical
3. American Cancer Society