Understanding Bone Cancer: Ten Key Symptoms

6. Anemia

Anemia is a condition that occurs when the body produces high amounts of white blood cells to fight off disease, such as cancer, resulting in a reduction in the number of healthy red blood cells. The body is like a factory: if it produces white blood cells, it consequently devotes fewer resources to the production of red blood cells. When your body is low on the later, you have anemia. Bone cancer can often result in anemia as the body attempts to destroy the cancerous cells in the body. Anemia can also cause other symptoms, such as fatigue and weakness.