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- Bone marrow
Bone marrow is the spongy tissue in the hollow centres of a person?s long bones and is the blood cell 'factory'.
- Bone cancer
Bone cancer can develop as either a primary cancer, meaning that the cancer started in the bones, or a secondary cancer, meaning that the cancer started somewhere else and spread to the bones.
- Bone fractures
Common sites for bone fractures include the wrist, ankle and hip.
- Bone density testing
Most procedures that measure bone density are quick and pain-free.
- Paget's disease of bone
Paget's disease of bone is a chronic condition that causes abnormal enlargement and weakening of bone.
- Multiple myeloma
Multiple myeloma is cancer of plasma cells in the bone marrow.
- Leukaemia
Most children and many adults with acute leukaemia can expect to be cured, while chronic leukaemia can be successfully managed.
- Polycythaemia vera
Polycythaemia vera is characterised by the production of too many red blood cells, caused by abnormal function of the bone marrow.
- Amyloidosis
A person with amyloidosis produces aggregates of insoluble protein that cannot be eliminated from the body.
- Bones
The adult skeleton is made up of 206 bones, which provide the structure for our bodies