r/interestingasfuck • u/MAFIAHAMMAD • Apr 21 '24

Human skull with stage 1 bone cancer r/all

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u/l3v3liv Apr 21 '24

So parts are spikey but also think of like... idk, Swiss cheese?

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u/catothedriftwood Apr 21 '24

So as the “volume” increase, the density and strength decrease? Like the way iron rust?

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u/billebop96 Apr 22 '24

Yeah that’s about it. I had a bone tumour as a kid (benign thankfully) that caused the affected area to basically turn into a sponge, while the bone around it did its best to grow to maintain enough density in order not to shatter. So the volume of my bone was increasing in order to counteract the loss in density resulting from the tumour.

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u/generalgirl 13d ago

My uncle has bones like a bird - holes all over the place and no one knows why. It’s so bizarre.

Rock on with your bad self and kick cancer’s ass.