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Q: Bone Cancer of the Ankle

asked by: gildawe on July 10th, 2007

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Is that a common part of the body where bone cancer occurs? And how treatable it is?

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MandMs

replied on August 27th, 2007

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Re: Bone Cancer of the Ankle

gildawe wrote:

Is that a common part of the body where bone cancer occurs? And how treatable it is?

One of three main types of bone cancer is chondrosarcoma, that arises from cartilage of joints, including ankle joint cartilage. It's a malignant tumor that's treatable with surgery.

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