| "body"> | | | | symptoms of Ewing's Sarcoma. Tender swelling that is |
| Ewing's Sarcoma is one of three different kinds' cases | | | | localized and has been apparent for several weeks or |
| of bone cancer. It is usually diagnosed in a younger | | | | months is an indicator that you should visit your doctor |
| generation with the victims usually between the ages | | | | for further testing. A cat scan or MRI will be able to |
| of ten to twenty years old and the most commonly | | | | diagnose your cancer and will be able to further tell |
| diagnosed are males. There have been cases of | | | | whether or not it has spread to other parts of your |
| children getting Ewing's Sarcoma from as young as | | | | body, which will decide the proper course of treatment. |
| three or four years of age. It rarely is diagnosed or | | | | Generally, a surgery is performed to remove the |
| contracted past the age of thirty years old. It is | | | | cancerous tumor. If the tumor is extremely large, |
| generally diagnosed in Caucasians and not as often in | | | | amputation may be a necessity in order to keep the |
| African-Americans or Asians; in fact it is very rare. It is | | | | cancer from spreading elsewhere. The surgery is then |
| a highly malignant primary tumor in the bone and is | | | | followed by an extensive round or rounds of radiation |
| generally found in the Upper legs, hip and pelvis of a | | | | or chemotherapy. |
| patient, although it can occur anywhere in the body. | | | | Ewing's Sarcoma is the most lethal and the second |
| This type of cancer is found inside of the soft tissue in | | | | most common cancerous or malignant tumor found in |
| the bone. | | | | a young cancer patient. There is a survival rate of 5 |
| Pain radiating from the limbs can be one of the first | | | | years that is 70%-80% if the bone cancer is found |
| indicators on bone cancer, especially Ewing's Sarcoma. | | | | early enough and has not metastasized, or spread and |
| This pain begins small and dull and escalates quickly to | | | | has been treated with chemotherapy. If the cancer |
| a very intense feeling. Elevated LDH levels as well as | | | | has metastasized, the long term survival rate |
| weight loss and anemia also accompany the | | | | plummets to around 10%-20%. |