A sarcoma is a cancer of the connective or supportive tissue and soft tissue affecting the bones, cartilage, fat, muscle, and blood vessels. Osteogenic sarcoma or osteosarcoma is one of the most common childhood bone cancers. Soft tissue sarcomas are more common in adults than in children. In all, sarcomas constitute fewer than 1 percent of all cancers. Its treatment is made more difficult with the existence of more than 70 varieties.
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer that is most often found in children. This cancer will usually present itself as a noticeable lump. Since this is a cancer made up of cells that normally develop into skeletal muscles, the lump can appear in different locations of the body. Although most of our skeletal muscles are in our limbs and truck, it is usually found elsewhere.
Karin was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma when she was 20 years old. She felt a lump in her breast in December of 2001. The biopsy showed a malignancy but it was negative for breast cancer. At first they thought this must be the result of metastasis since alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma rarely shows up in the breast as the primary tumor. After all the scans and painful bone marrow biopsy Karin was told that she had a localized tumor.
Brendan Borek High Tides Memorial Fund provides assistance to residents of Cape May County, New Jersey who have a child or young adult with cancer. Brendan was diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma and lost his battle in December of 1991. Brendan was a surfer and his friends wished him high tides during his cancer battle since the high tides at the Jersey shore would bring the best surfing conditions.
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