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Does Bone Cancer Cause Death?

My husband has bone cancer, PSA has started rising. I would like to have an idea of what to expect from here. What about this type of cancer actually causes death.

He is 70 yrs old, very overweight, treated for high blood pressure, high colesterol, Diabetis, has polycistic kidneys, depression
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi,
Thanks for writing in.

It is important to know what type of bonce cancer your husband is having. There are many bone cancers in appearance and types. Some are locally aggressive while others can be highly metastatic and destructive.

If bone cancer is detected in stage 1 and 2 then patient survival chance is more. In stage 3 and 4 bone cancer the survival chances are less however some patients might survive with aggressive treatment.

Your husband has some co morbid factors like overweight, treated for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, has polycystic kidneys, depression and that might play a role in recovery. Please discuss with your doctors concerning the stage and treatment. PSA has no isolated predictive value is bone cancer but if more than 10 ng/ dl then his prostate must also be evaluated and treated for any condition. Please do not worry.
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Does Bone Cancer Cause Death?

Hi, Thanks for writing in. It is important to know what type of bonce cancer your husband is having. There are many bone cancers in appearance and types. Some are locally aggressive while others can be highly metastatic and destructive. If bone cancer is detected in stage 1 and 2 then patient survival chance is more. In stage 3 and 4 bone cancer the survival chances are less however some patients might survive with aggressive treatment. Your husband has some co morbid factors like overweight, treated for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, has polycystic kidneys, depression and that might play a role in recovery. Please discuss with your doctors concerning the stage and treatment. PSA has no isolated predictive value is bone cancer but if more than 10 ng/ dl then his prostate must also be evaluated and treated for any condition. Please do not worry.