Our goal is to find a cure for children’s cancer, especially the more than 50 types of sarcoma that affect around 900 children each year. That’s why we’re celebrating Sarcoma Awareness Month.
Sarcoma is a type of cancer that occurs in the connective tissue of the body, such as muscle, fat, and fibrous tissue.
The most common sarcomas found in children are:
🎗Rhabdomyosarcoma – a tumor in which malignant cancer cells look like young, immature muscle cells (the most common soft tissue sarcoma found in children)
🎗Osteosarcoma – a type of bone cancer that starts in immature bone cells that normally form new bone tissue, then it destroys local tissue and weakens the bone (affects about 400 children and adolescents under the age of 20 each year)
🎗Ewing sarcoma – the second most common bone cancer in children (most often occurs in adolescents, with nearly half of cases arising between the ages of 10 and 20)
Join us in our mission to accelerate research to put an end to sarcoma so that every child can enjoy a long, healthy life.
First posted on the OliviaStrong Facebook page.