A lump on your foot isn’t likely to be cancer. But if pain and swelling don’t go away, you may want to contact a doctor. They can perform a biopsy to confirm if the lump is cancerous. Cancer can start ...

Healthcare professionals can usually detect bone cancer before it spreads to other areas. This is because symptoms such as swelling and bone pain often prompt a person to contact them. People often ...

Doctors can often spot bone cancer as ragged or hollow areas on an X-ray. While X-rays are usually a reliable first test, a doctor will typically need a bone biopsy to confirm a diagnosis. An X-ray ...

Some kinds of bone cancer can develop in a person’s ribs. However, these bone cancer types are extremely rare. Cancer that forms in a person’s bones is called primary bone cancer (PBC). Another name ...

Injury to the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (Bernhardt's syndrome) or meralgia paresthetica occurs after harvest of the bone from the anterior iliac crest. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is a ...