Working Gets Tough When Grieving a Lost Spouse
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 -- When Elizabeth R. ’s husband passed away from bone cancer in 2016, she felt grateful that her employer offered generous bereavement leave. Now 40, she worked in the development department of a large nonprofit cancer group at... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - February 3, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Young woman told she has bone cancer after being misdiagnosed three times
Sarah-Jayne Wilson, 27, is currently undergoing chemo, which it is feared will make her infertile. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mayor Sylvester Turner reveals he was diagnosed with cancer, underwent surgery and radiation
During Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner ’s seventh annual State of the City address on Nov. 2, he revealed that he received a cancer diagnosis over the summer. Turner discussed the diagnosis during the interview portion of the event with former ABC-13 anchor Tom Koch. He said in July, before a scheduled trip to France, he went to the d entist for a root canal, but the doctors voiced a deeper concern. After getting a biopsy done, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, in his jaw. On… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care News Headlines - November 2, 2022 Category: Health Management Authors: Sofia Gonzalez Source Type: news

Study: U.S. Chemo Regimen for Ewing Sarcoma Should Be International Standard
(MedPage Today) -- The standard chemotherapy regimen used to treat patients with newly diagnosed Ewing sarcoma in the U.S. was more effective, less toxic, and shorter in duration than the previous standard used in Europe, a phase III randomized... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - November 2, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

Organizers say University of Pittsburgh, Department of Health pulled out of meeting
The organizers said it was being held to update community members on the progress of investigational studies of why there were six cases of Ewing's sarcoma, a rare childhood cancer, in the Canon-McMillan School District since 2008. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - September 30, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Paul J. Gough Source Type: news

Expert Alert: Proton beam therapy for bone cancer spares surrounding tissue
ROCHESTER, Minn. — July is Sarcoma Awareness Month, bringing attention to a group of cancers that begin in the bones or soft tissues of the body. There are more than 70 types of sarcoma, including bone cancer. Treatments for bone cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, or proton beam therapy that targets the cancer. Proton beam therapy is a type of radiation therapy that is more precise than traditional X-ray treatment that delivers radiation to everything in… (Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Minnesota News - July 13, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news

Mayo Clinic Q & amp;A podcast: Proton beam therapy spares surrounding tissue when treating bone cancer
Sarcoma is the general term for a broad group of cancers that begin in the bones and soft tissues of the body, including muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons and the lining of your joints. There are more than 70 types of sarcoma. Bone cancer is a rare disease, accounting for just 0.2% of all cancers. An estimated 3,910 new cases of sarcoma of the bones and joints will be diagnosed in 2022, according to… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - July 5, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news

How Long Do You Live After Being Diagnosed With Bone Cancer?
Title: How Long Do You Live After Being Diagnosed With Bone Cancer?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 4/8/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/14/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - June 14, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Will High-Dose Ifosfamide Become the Go-To Therapy in Recurrent Ewing Sarcoma?
(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- High-dose ifosfamide proved more effective at prolonging event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) than topotecan plus cyclophosphamide in relapsed/refractory Ewing sarcoma, according to the rEECur trial... (Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics)
Source: MedPage Today Pediatrics - June 5, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news

International Trial Finds Best Regimen for Ewing  Sarcoma International Trial Finds Best Regimen for Ewing  Sarcoma
The rEECur international collaboration has helped answer questions about the best approach to treating a rare disease for which randomized trials were previously lacking.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - June 5, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news

What Does Bone Cancer in the Leg Feel Like?
Title: What Does Bone Cancer in the Leg Feel Like?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 4/23/2021 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/20/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - May 20, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Consolidation Intensification Fails in High-Risk Metastatic Ewing Sarcoma
(MedPage Today) -- Adding high-dose treosulfan and melphalan as further consolidation therapy for high-risk metastatic Ewing sarcoma failed to improve survival outcomes, a randomized phase III study showed. In an intention-to-treat population... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - April 18, 2022 Category: Hematology Source Type: news

What Type of Cancer Is Ewing Sarcoma?
Title: What Type of Cancer Is Ewing Sarcoma?Category: Diseases and ConditionsCreated: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/7/2022 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Cancer General)
Source: MedicineNet Cancer General - April 7, 2022 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news

Cancer symptoms: Unexplained pain is the ‘earliest symptom’ that gets ‘often mistaken’
"NOT THE most talked about" cancer, bone cancer starts in the living tissues that make up your body's skeleton. With 550 new cases diagnosed in the UK each year, this type is classed as "rare" but still remains a risk. An expert has shared that pain is the "earliest" symptom that can help you spot it. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 3, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

39 years after amputation, a new procedure is helping Mary Shalz walk comfortably
More than 3.6 million people in the U.S. are living with limb loss, according to the Amputee Coalition. Most are lower limb amputations resulting from diabetes, trauma and cancer. In March 1983, Mary Shalz was 18 years old when a diagnosis of bone cancer changed how she walked. "That was when they did the above-knee amputation," says Mary. Watch: 39 years after amputation, a new procedure is helping Mary Shalz walk comfortably. https://youtu.be/N0ez5ACClkY Journalists: Broadcast-quality video pkg… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - March 14, 2022 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news