Signs and symptoms of childhood bone cancer
Childhood bone cancer may not cause any signs or symptoms in its early stages. Signs and symptoms often appear as the tumour grows and causes changes in the body, such as a lump or a broken bone. Other health conditions can cause the same signs and symptoms as childhood bone cancer.
The most common symptom of childhood bone cancer is pain in a bone or joint that doesn’t go away or that keeps getting worse. Movement or activity may make the pain worse. The pain is often worse at night.
Other signs and symptoms of childhood bone cancer include:
- swelling or a lump that can be felt over a bone
- difficulty moving or using a limb (for example, limping when walking)
- a bone that breaks unexpectedly (this may be because it is weakened by the cancer)
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