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Treating bone cancer. Treatment for bone cancer depends on the type of bone cancer you have, how far it has spread and your general health. The main treatments are surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
The aim of cancer treatment for many people is to cure the cancer. In some very slow-growing cancers, or cancers that have spread beyond the original area of the body, the aim may be to control the cancer and delay its progress. The main treatments for cancer are surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.