In case you start coughing in the night, have everything you need by your bed -- a glass of water, cough medicine or drops, and anything else that seems to help. The sooner you can stop a coughing fit, the better. Continually coughing irritates your airways, which can make your nighttime problem last longer. Keep bedding clean. If you have a cough and are prone to allergies, focus on your bed. Dust mites -- tiny creatures that eat dead flakes of skin and lurk in bedding -- are a common allergy trigger.
Remember, survival rates depend on several factors. To see other pages, use the menu on the side of your screen. This year, an estimated 800 people total, including 400 people younger than 20, will be diagnosed with osteosarcoma in the United States. About 2% of all childhood cancers are osteosarcoma. It most often affects adolescents and young adults in their 20s. The five-year survival rate is the percentage of people who survive at least five years after the cancer is found.
About 5.6 new cases of osteosarcoma per million people are reported in the United States every year. It is more common in males than in females. It is far more common in adolescents and young adults (ages 10-25) than in children or older adults. The average age of the osteosarcoma patient is 15 years old, and is very rare after the age of 40. However, osteosarcoma of the jaw, which is rare, is most common in men between the ages of 20 and 40.