Question

Bone cancer belongs to the category of

• A. Carcinoma
• B. Sarcoma
• C. Malignant lymphoma
• D. Leukaemia

Answer 1

The correct option is B Sarcoma

Sarcoma is a malignant tumour of connective or other non-epithelial tissue. The second large group of sarcoma is bone sarcomas or bone cancer. There are three types of bone sarcoma - osteosarcoma, Ewing’s sarcoma, and chondrosarcoma. A bone tumour is a neoplastic growth of tissue in bone. The most common symptom of bone tumours is pain, which will gradually increase over time, fatigue, fever, weight loss, anaemia, and unexplained bone fractures.

So, the correct answer is 'Sarcoma'.