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Sarcoma is a cancer that starts in the bones or soft tissue, such as cartilage, muscles, tendons, blood vessels or connective tissue.
Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer among children. Por lo general, comienza en los huesos largos, como la parte superior del brazo y las piernas, pero puede ocurrir en otros lugares. Approximately 400 children and teens in the U.S. are diagnosed with osteosarcoma every year.
With any cancer, including pediatric sarcoma, many factors go into whether it’s curable. Surviving five years after diagnosis is a common measure for cancer recovery.
Five-year survival rates for children with sarcoma are 73% for ages 14 and younger, and 68% for ages 15 and older. The five-year survival rate for osteosarcoma is 68% in children and teens. Ewing sarcoma — the second most common malignant bone cancer — has a five-year survival rate of 76% in children under age 15 and 59% in teens. Rhabdomyosarcoma affects the skeletal muscles and is the most common soft-tissue sarcoma in children and teens. It has a five-year survival rate of 70% in children and 50% in teens.
By their nature, long-term survival rates don’t reflect the latest advancements in treatment and may underestimate current survival chances.
Los médicos certificados y con especialización d-el Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, afiliado a la Facultad de Medicina de la UofL, tienen las habilidades y los equipos para proporcionar un diagnóstico y tratamiento precisos del sarcoma (cáncer de tejidos blandos y huesos).
Las habilidades de nuestros médicos y los equipos sofisticados permiten tratar el tumor con precisión mientras se trabaja para evitar daños al tejido sano circundante.
The oncology team comes together at regular conferences to share viewpoints from various perspectives that help determine the best course of treatment. It’s like getting second, third and fourth opinions all at once.
En el Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, los sarcomas que tratamos incluyen:
El programa de atención oncológica del Norton Children’s Hospital es uno de los programas de oncología más antiguos de EE. UU. con acreditación constante del Comité del Cáncer del Colegio Americano de Cirujanos. Backed by our pediatric physicians’ more than 100 years of combined expertise, we have a proven cancer care team of leading specialists, including oncologists, surgeons, nurses, social workers, chaplains, behaviorists, therapists and pharmacists. Este equipo multidisciplinario capacitado se concentra por completo en las necesidades de su hijo y su familia.
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