Skin Cancer

Bone Tumour

Bone Tumour Risk Factors

The exact cause of primary bone cancer is unknown. But there are certain risk factors that can increase your chance of getting the disease.

  • Age: Most primary bone cancers occur in teenagers.
  • Previous cancer treatment: The risk may be slightly higher in people who have received high doses of radiotherapy to a bone area.
  • Paget’s disease: A disease that affects the replacement of old bone tissue with new bone tissue.
  • Inherited Genetic syndromes: certain genetic conditions such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome and hereditary retinoblastoma can increase the risk of bone cancer.
  • Benign bone tumor: These can become malignant over a period of time.