Ewing's Sarcoma - is a cancer that
usually affects young adults and children. Named after Dr.
James Ewing (who described the disease in the 1920s) - is a
cancer that usually begins in the bones but can occur in soft
tissue. The good news is that most of the children
diagnosed from this cancer can be cured.
Diagnosis - patients of this cancer
usually have pain in the area of the cancer. Other
symptoms may occur and are dependent on the stage and location
of the site. The cancer usually weakens the bone and as a
result may break as a result of a minor injury or fall. As
a result persons who have this cancer are usually diagnosed as
the result of these unusual fractures. The location (in
bones) of these tumors may make locating the cancer by X-ray
difficult and as a result may require other forms of diagnosing
methods such as MRI and CT scans.
Treatment - Size, the position and the
stage of cancer development play an important role in the form
of treatment required. Surgery can sometimes remove the
tumor without causing much damage. More advance stages may
require radiation and chemotherapy.
