How to distinguish early, middle and late stages of bone cancer

Everyone should know the symptoms of bone cancer as early as possible. This disease will cause skin erosion in patients, which seriously affects their health. Usually, everyone needs to know the development of the disease as early as possible to avoid weight loss. So, how to distinguish between early, middle and late stages of bone cancer?

1. Pain

It is the main symptom of bone tumor in the early stage. The disease is mild and intermittent at the beginning. As the disease progresses, the pain may gradually increase and develop into a continuous pain. Most patients have aggravated pain at night and affect their sleep. The pain can radiate to distant places.

2. Swelling or lumps

Tumors located under the periosteum or superficially appear earlier, and bone expansion and deformation can be felt. If the tumor penetrates outside the bone, a fixed soft tissue mass may be formed, with a smooth or uneven surface.

3. Dysfunction

In the later stages of bone tumors, the function of the affected area will be impaired due to pain and swelling, which may be accompanied by muscle atrophy in the corresponding area.

4. Compression symptoms

Tumors that grow into the cranial cavity and nasal cavity can compress the brain and nasal tissues, causing symptoms of cranial compression and difficulty breathing; pelvic tumors can compress the rectum and bladder, causing difficulty in defecation and urination; spinal tumors can compress the spinal cord and cause paralysis.