Ewing Sarcoma
Ewing sarcoma is a cancerous tumor that effects bone and soft tissue. It has many aliases, such as Ewing tumor, Ewing's family of tumors, and tumor of the Ewing family. This tumor got its name in the 1920s, when Dr. James Ewing first described this aggressive tumor.
Ewing sarcoma is caused by a somatic mutation, which means it occurs in a living cell. The mutation is a translocation of the EWSR1 gene on the 22 chromosome and the FLI1 gene on the 11 chromosome. This mutation occurs over a patients lifetime and it is only present in tumors. A small portion of each chromosome breaks off and is traded to the other chromosome.
There are many signs symptoms of Ewing sarcoma. Some of those include pain and swelling in the area of the tumor, random broken bones from minor falls, and large growths from the tumor. There has been cases where the tumor can go from being unnoticeable to being the size of a volleyball within a month.
Patients with Ewing sarcoma usually will go through chemotherapy to reduce the size of their tumor. Once it is small enough, an orthopedic surgeon will then perform sugary to remove the tumor. Without treatment, death is almost inevitable. There are many online support groups for carriers of this cancer. One research group is the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative. They have raised more than $827,000 in Ewing sarcoma research.
Patients with Ewing sarcoma usually will go through chemotherapy to reduce the size of their tumor. Once it is small enough, an orthopedic surgeon will then perform sugary to remove the tumor. Without treatment, death is almost inevitable. There are many online support groups for carriers of this cancer. One research group is the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative. They have raised more than $827,000 in Ewing sarcoma research.
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