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MSK has special expertise in treating childhood cancers like Ewing sarcoma — which usually starts in bone. A surgical technique called distraction osteogenesis allows children to be treated without ...
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Highlighting the urgent need for awareness and support for sarcoma, a rarely discussed but serious cancer affecting many.
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Clearly some STS subtypes are more responsive to certain therapies than others. The differential response to cytotoxic agents stems from mechanisms of oncogenesis and progression diverse for each ...
The main symptom is just swelling and quite often they are just painless so the patient does not become aware that he is having any serious problem. These occur rarely and they can also be painful.