Can you die from bone cancer?
The prognosis, or outlook, for survival for bone cancer patients depends upon the particular type of cancer and the extent to which it has spread. The overall five-year survival rate for all bone cancers in adults and children is about 70%. Chondrosarcomas in adults have an overall five-year survival rate of about 80%.
Who is most likely to get bone cancer? Age. The risk of osteosarcoma is highest for those between the ages of 10 and 30, especially during the teenage growth spurt.