What is a hemipelvectomy?
The pelvis is a set of bones in the lower torso that connects the spine to the legs. It starts out connected by cartilage when we’re young but fuses together at maturity. As a structure, it serves three main functions:
Protecting the organs inside the pelvic cavity Serving as an anchor point for the muscles controlling the lower body Providing an axis for weight distribution of the upper bodySometimes...
Progress in Ewing’s sarcoma treatment
Ewing’s sarcoma is a rare cancer that can occur in the bones or soft tissues. It’s more common in children and teens than in adults, but it...
Ewing’s sarcoma caregiver: Finding a targeted radiation plan for my son
In Sept. 2019, I discovered a rock-hard bump on my son Logan’s chest. The next day, an X-ray revealed a soft tissue mass on his chest. A CT...
Can exercise make chemotherapy more effective?
You already knew exercise can help prevent cancer. But what if it could help you fight your cancer?
Researchers are looking into how exercise can help get chemotherapy into solid tumors more efficiently, helping lead our patients toward better outcomes.
Moderate exercise shows promise for improving cancer treatment
Tumor vascularity, the structure of the blood vessels within a solid tumor, can differ wildly from the...
Best of Cancerwise 2018: 9 inspiring quotes from our cancer patients and caregivers
Remaining hopeful during cancer treatment is as much an art as it is a skill. And, our cancer patients and their families demonstrate this...
Best of Cancerwise 2018: Advice from our patients and caregivers
How do you explain cancer — or the effects of cancer treatment — to a young child? How do manage everyday life when one of your own children...
A Ewing’s sarcoma recurrence won’t stop me from living
I recently completed radiation therapy, but I’m still waiting to find out if it was successful in destroying a tumor that spread to my lung...
How my twin’s Ewing’s sarcoma diagnosis changed me
Cancer is a really big deal, but I never thought about it like that because no one in my family had ever had it before. Then my twin sister...
Preserving a child’s fertility during cancer treatment
When our daughter, Aaliyah, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma at age 9 in November 2016, my husband and I were singularly focused on her...
4 things I learned from my daughter's Ewing's sarcoma treatment
When my daughter Aaliyah was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in November 2016 at age 9, I was shattered, vacillating hourly between two nearly...