What is the outlook for people with bone cancer?

What is the outlook for people with bone cancer?

Many cases of bone cancer are successfully treated. In these instances, cancer never returns. Sometimes people need multiple surgeries to accomplish this outcome.

Other people with bone cancer might need to continue treatments including radiation therapy and chemotherapy to keep cancer from spreading. These treatments may go on indefinitely to control cancer.

It is important to follow up with your healthcare provider regularly to look for signs that the cancer is coming back (recurrent) or spreading. The earlier a recurrence is detected, the sooner your provider can start treating it.