Osteosarcoma, also called osteogenic sarcoma, is the most common form of primary bone cancer. Osteosarcoma is a disease that is not thought to be transmissible from person to person, but it is believed that genetic changes can be hereditary and put a person at greater risk. It is a cancerous disease that forms in the bones and can spread to other areas and organs of the body. Osteosarcoma is more common in adolescents who experience growth spurts. No one has found a direct cause for this condition, but many believe it is related to the rapid growth rate of larger bones. This cancerous disease is treatable and there are treatment plans. The areas of the body affected by osteosarcoma are the bones. This can occur in any bone, but is most common on large bones in areas of rapid growth. The most common places where osteosarcoma occurs are the shin near the knee, the thigh near the knee, the upper arm near the shoulder, and the hip. Bone cancer disease can also spread to any organ and spread throughout the body. The most common organ for osteosarcoma to spread is the lungs. Osteosarcoma can affect anyone, but it is most common in adolescents. The risk of osteosarcoma is higher when adolescents go through growth spurts because it is linked to rapid bone growth. Children who are tall for their age are also at higher risk of this bone disease due to rapid bone growth. Osteosarcoma is more likely to occur in men than women because they tend to grow more, but women tend to develop this condition earlier than men because they usually hit their growth spurt or their puberty first. Osteosarcoma tends to affect the African American population more than the middle of the article......The Hudson Group Inc. The Volume Library. First ed. Flight. 1. Nashville: Southwestern/Great American Inc., 2007. 63-65. 3 vol. Print.Janeway, Katherine and Megan Anderson. Osteosarcoma. Boston Children's Hospital, 2010. Web. September 14, 2013. Osteosarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bone treatment. National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, August 27, 2013. Web. September 14, 2013. Parker, Steve and Robert Winston. The book of the human body. First ed. New York: DK Publishing, 2007. 48-49. Print.PubMed Health. Ed. David Zieve, David R. Eltz, Stephanie Slon and Nissi Wang. US National Health Library, November 17, 2012. Web. September 14. 2013. .