- Bone provides support and protection for the internal organs.
- Bone
is made of a dense, hard outer layer and a spongy inner layer.
- The
inner layer of most bones contains bone marrow, which makes blood
cells and platelets.
- Cancer can occur
- In bone cells (Primary Bone cancer)
- In blood-forming cells of bone marrow (for example:
leukemia, others)
- After spreading (metastasize) to bone cells or marrow
from a tumor in another organ
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