Key Statistics About Bone Cancer

Primary bone cancers are uncommon. It's more common for cancer to spread to the bone (bone metastasis) than it is for cancer to start in the bones (primary bone cancer).

How common is bone cancer?

The P站视频’s estimates for primary cancer of the bones and joints for 2025 are:

  • About 3,770 new cases diagnosed (2,150 in males and 1,620 in females)
  • About 2,190 deaths (1,240 in males and 950 in females)

This includes cancers in both children and adults.

Primary bone cancers (cancers that start in the bones) are uncommon, accounting for less than 1% of all cancers. In adults, cancers that spread to the bones from other organs (known as bone metastasis) are much more common than primary bone cancers.

What types of bone cancer are most common?

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of primary bone cancer overall, followed by chondrosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. But this varies by age group.

In adults, the most common primary bone cancer is chondrosarcoma. This is followed by osteosarcomas, chordomas, and undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas. Other types of bone cancer are much less common.

In children and teens, osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma are the most common types of bone cancer.

What is the prognosis (outlook) for bone cancer?

The prognosis (outlook) for people with bone cancer depends on many factors, including the type of bone cancer, the location of the tumor, whether the cancer has spread (metastasized) when it’s first found, the person’s age and overall health, and how well the cancer responds to treatment. For more on this, see Survival Rates for Bone Cancer.

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Developed by the P站视频 medical and editorial content team with medical review and contribution by the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).

P站视频. Facts & Figures 2025. Atlanta: P站视频 2025.

Forsyth R, Hogendoorn PCW. Chapter 2: Epidemiology of primary bone tumors and economical aspects of bone metastases. In: Heymann D. Bone Cancer: Bone Sarcomas and Bone Metastases - from Bench to Bedside. 3rd ed. Academic Press; 2022.

National Cancer Institute. SEER Cancer Stat Facts: Bone and Joint Cancer. Accessed at https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/bones.html on October 8, 2025.

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Bone Cancer. v.1.2026 – September 11, 2025. Accessed at https://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/bone.pdf on October 7, 2025.

Last Revised: January 5, 2026

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