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A charity is urging GPs to do more to diagnose bone cancers early in order to help to improve the survival rate
The Bone Cancer Research Trust says the survival rate of 54% has barely changed in the last 25 years.
It says early diagnosis is key to spotting the condition, which mainly affects young people.
Symptoms include painful bones or swollen joints, which can be misdiagnosed as sporting injuries or "growing pains".
Primary bone cancer is cancer which starts in the bones rather than spreads there.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24396783
The Bone Cancer Research Trust says the survival rate of 54% has barely changed in the last 25 years.
It says early diagnosis is key to spotting the condition, which mainly affects young people.
Symptoms include painful bones or swollen joints, which can be misdiagnosed as sporting injuries or "growing pains".
Primary bone cancer is cancer which starts in the bones rather than spreads there.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-24396783