Statistics
- This year, an estimated 3,010 adults (1,680 men and 1,330 women) will be diagnosed with bone cancer.
- It is estimated that 1,440 deaths (810 men and 630 women) from this disease will occur this year.
- Primary bone cancer accounts for less than 0.2% of all cancers.
- The five-year survival rate for adults and children for all types of bone cancer combined, is about 70%.