What is bone metastases?
Bone metastases, or metastatic bone disease, is a class of cancer metastases that results from primary tumor invasion to bone. The bone is a common site of metastasis for a number of different cancers including lung, breast, prostate, kidney, thyroid cancers, multiple myeloma among others.
How do members experience bone metastases?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bone metastases*
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Fatigue
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Pain
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Stress
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Nothing reported yet
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Depressed mood
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Anxious mood
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*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for bone metastases*
Who has bone metastases on PatientsLikeMe?
Age | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
<20 | 0 | |
20s | 0 | |
30s | 5 | |
40s | 18 | |
50s | 44 | |
60s | 46 | |
70+ | 56 |
Distribution of sex
Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
---|---|---|
Male | 31 | |
Female | 137 |