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.
Osteosarcoma is a type of bone cancer that occurs when osteoblasts mutate into cancerous cells. These cancerous cells continue to divide at an increasing rate, forming a tumor. Tumors usually develop in the growth plate, or metaphysis, the wide section of the bone that grows during childhood. Osteosarcoma can develop in any bone of the body. However, it is more likely to develop in the femur, tibia, and humerus. The most common symptoms of osteosarcoma are pain and swelling at the tumor site. Osteosarcoma usually affects patients between the ages of 10 and 20, during the adolescent growth spurt. Males and African-Americans are more likely to develop osteosarcoma.