Diseases and Conditions
Bone metastasis
Overview
Symptoms
Causes
Risk factors
Diagnosis
Treatment
Coping and support
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Risk factors
Virtually any type of cancer can spread to the bones, but the cancers most likely to cause bone metastasis include:
- Breast cancer
- Kidney cancer
- Lung cancer
- Lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Prostate cancer
- Thyroid cancer