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Prostate Rare Tumors
Tumor - bone; Bone cancer
Treatment
Benign bone tumors may not require treatment, but may be looked at regularly to check if they grow or shrink. Surgical removal of the tumor may be necessary.
Treatment for malignant tumors that have spread to the bone depends on the primary tissue or organ involved. Radiation therapy can be used locally to prevent a fractures or to relieve pain.
Tumors that start in the bone (primary malignant tumors of the bone) are rare and require treatment at...
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Brain Tumors
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
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Bone tumors: prostate cancer
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Prostate Cancer Spinal Tumor
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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