Sarcoma

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Sarcoma

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  • User: "Neelanjana"
    Hi All, My 12 year old daughter has been diagnosed with DFSP. She has been advised surgery and from what we have come to know Mohs micrographic surgery is the best option to reduce the risk of recurre…
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  • User: "Cuban"
    Does anyone have any positive and hopeful lartruvo experiences. I have rhabdomyosarcoma, spindle cell variant (either that or PUS/UPS...the doctors really can't wrap their head around it). I did three…
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  • User: "sholmes"
    I am 26 yrs old and I was diagnosed with Spindle cell/sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma. The tumor was in my lower left leg and I was amputated after two rounds of chemo. The chemo wasn't effective and the …
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    Most recent by Cuban
  • User: "Chartzell"
    In Sept of 2012, I was diagnosed after a heart attack that I had a tumor in my pulmonary artery. I had never heard of Sarcoma before that. I've heard it's one of the rarest forms of Sarcoma with only …
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    Most recent by Pev
  • User: "wifeofUPS"
    My husband was recently diagnosed with undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma. In brief, he had a tiny hard bump on his outer thigh that he just noticed one day. Then after about 4 months it became more…
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    Most recent by Buddyjkl
  • User: "mayasgrandma"
    Our granddaughter, Maya Jones, was diagnosed on December 24, 2008 (age 2) with "adult" fibrosarcoma in her upper right arm. Had chemo that did nothing (tumor was 100% alive when taken out April 1st), …
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  • User: "sdwa"
    Hi all, I'm a 30yo male diagnosed with stage IV Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. I wanted to know if there are any survivors or fighters for stage IV rhabdomyosarcoma. 
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    Most recent by Cuban
  • User: "Pattie R"
    I am a 71 yr old female in excellent health, felt good and looked GREAT (so I was told constantly, LOL) until March 2017 when I was diagnosed with Stage 2 Leiomyosarcoma in the retroperitonal area. Th…
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  • User: "Naphtul"
    My child (13 years old) has metastases osteosarcoma (lungs & bones) and the chemo failed ! He becomes weak and painful. We are using now Rick Simpson Oil (RSO) at home. We are looking for alternative…
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  • User: "AOZ"
    My son was diagnosed with Stage IV Alveolar Rhabdo in June of 2008 when he was 15. It was spread throughout his trunk, and they were never certain of the location of the primary tumor. Had spread to l…
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    Most recent by Cardier
  • User: "natmcg"
    Hi I have started this new heading so that anyone who is dealing with.DFSP at the moment can contact other people in the same position without having to scroll through all the old entries. Please don'…
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  • User: "jwfjlf"
    My son (age 25) has been had surgery and is currently undergoing chemo treatment for a high grade, undifferntiated sarcoma that originated in his stomach. By the time the tumor was removed it was the …
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    Most recent by blanca5281
  • User: "brookslyn"
    Help. my 51 yo brother had a tumor removed from his heart in May. after further testing, other tumors were found in his body. after about 10 weeks, the tumor in his heart is back. he had trouble findi…
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    Most recent by Wendylim
  • User: "toninasky"
    Anyone out there who has angiosarcoma caused by radiation from former breast or other cancer. How are you dealing with it medically. 
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    Most recent by ar648489
  • User: "Leanne H"
    Our 18 year old son was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his leg in late November 2015. After 8 months of chemo and limb-saving surgery to remove the tumour, we were told his chances of survival were ve…
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  • User: "Cuban"
    Hello all. I am a male in his 60s that just got diagnosed with high grade rhabdomyosarcoma. It originated in my lower right leg just below my knee. My tumor is greater than five centimeters. There is …
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  • User: "Ellie79"
    Hello, I had an ultrasound and a ct scan two weeks ago and doctors think I have a fairly large large retroperitoneal liposarcoma and are suggesting a pt scan and biobsy as next steps steps. I then did…
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    Started by Ellie79
    Most recent by Deedee17
  • User: "jolia"
    Hi I hope you are doing well, I need your guide. My husband (32 years old) has diagnosed with retroperitoneal liposarcoma on November 2015. It was a 11*8 cm tumor on CT scan imaging. No metastaz to an…
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    Started by jolia
    Most recent by kazzie
  • User: "Scared in the South"
    I'm in my late 20s, and have recently found a lump in my inner mid-thigh. It's not painful, and it seems to become more prominent when I contract my thigh muscles. It almost seems to be part of the mu…
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  • User: "laurie58"
    my sons painful journey through cancers eyes ! * View * Edit Thu, 04/04/2013 - 12:17pm — laurie58 my son is only 37 , his life took a dramatice change on august 17th 2011 when he was in severe pain on…
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    Most recent by savedad
  • User: "mjkaugust1952"
    Hello! In 2014 I had my first surgery for sarcoma in my inner right ear. I had two surgeries six months apart to remove, repair and rebuild my ear. I have no hearing in the ear now but we are hoping t…
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  • User: "lmcraig"
    My mom had a 14x9cm MFH sarcoma removed from her hip in June 2012. After 36 radiation treatments and multiple complications including having to wear a wound vac for over 4 months, then wet-to-dry dres…
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  • User: "mb6475"
    Does any one have this particular type of cancer.
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    Most recent by mblack95
  • User: "LindaDawn"
    Seven years ago I was diagnosed with undifferentiated embroyonal sarcoma of the liver. This is very rare in adults. I am a survivor and would like to offer this thread as a resource. It has been on th…
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  • User: "mronchi"
    I was just diagnosed with DFSP on Monday, 3/15/10. I have a similar story to the few others I've managed to find. I first noticed the lesion when I was about 15 years old but was told by a dermatologi…
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    Started by mronchi
    Most recent by natmcg
  • User: "amfaile"
    I've been putting this off for too long, but I'm really getting curious about my cancer and how many people there are out there who have been through it. I was diagnosed with a PNET/Ewing's tumor arou…
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    Started by amfaile
    Most recent by Mike92604
  • User: "CAMaura"
    Hi, I recently had two small tumors and part of a rib removed at UCSF, with a Ewings/PNET diagnosis. I have met w/ one oncologist and will have a second opinion at Stanford on about two weeks. The che…
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    Started by CAMaura
    Most recent by Mike92604
  • User: "Lynnbear"
    I am a 65 year old women, currently with ASSO(adenosarcoma w/sarcomatous overgrowth). I had a hysterectomy in the February of 2016 after tumors were discovered in my uterus. In October of 2016 several…
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    Started by Lynnbear
    Most recent by asskicker
  • User: "CSN_Anne"
    Hello everyone, Thank you to all of you who have alerted us to the PM spamming from earlier today. I apologize for the inconvenience. While we do have securities in place, we are not always able to ca…
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  • User: "bletchley"
    I'm posting on behalf of my mother who was diagnosed with high-grade MFH in her left thigh in May. Since that time she's had 5 weeks worth of radio and then had successful surgery to remove the tumor …
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    Started by bletchley
    Most recent by u4art