

Hope Nightingale survived osteosarcoma | neoadjuvant chemotherapy | cisplatin | doxorubicin
DESCRIPTION At age four, Hope Nightingale complained of severe pain in her legs. At first, her parents thought she was just being a hypochondriac. That changed when she fell off her scooter and broke the distal femur in her left leg. The following year, 2011, this led to a diagnosis of Stage II osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. After a regimen of neoadjuvant chemotherapy featuring cisplatin and doxorubicin, Hope underwent a surgical procedure, a vascularized fibula t
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Mandy Basson is an advocate for those diagnosed with all types of sarcoma
DESCRIPTION Sarcoma is a cancer that originates as a tumor in bones and soft tissues. It can be spotted in ligaments, muscle, fat and...
Feb 15, 202414 min read
