Diseases and Conditions
Osteosarcoma
Prevention
Overview
Symptoms
Causes
Risk factors
Complications
Diagnosis
Treatment
Coping and support
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Risk factors
These factors increase the risk of osteosarcoma:
- Previous treatment with radiation therapy
- Other bone disorders, such as Paget's disease of bone and fibrous dysplasia
- Certain inherited or genetic conditions, including hereditary retinoblastoma, Bloom syndrome, Li-Fraumeni syndrome, Rothmund-Thomson syndrome and Werner syndrome
