Bone cancer is characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells of the bone. Primary bone cancer (that arises directly in the bone), is relatively rare. Different types of bone tissue give rise to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The family of a young man battling bone cancer is hoping someone will come across his stolen prosthetic leg. Doctors diagnosed Atticus Root with cancer at the age of 13.

Then, an optical microscope for histology is used for a detailed examination of the tissues. The presence of tumor cells on the surface of a tissue sample indicates that the surgeon has cut ...

2Division of Clinical Research, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, Washington. 3Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington. 1Division of Human ...