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Ewing sarcoma

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Ewing sarcoma
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor, PNET Oncology A primitive neuroectodermal tumor, which primarily affects the midshaft of long bones, which is closely related–if not biologically identical to peripheral neuroepitheliomas Clinical Locoregional bone pain, or pathologic fractures Treatment Excision, RT; few respond to chemotherapy. See Peripheral neuroepithelioma.
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Five years ago Steven Bolochowecki was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma - a rare cancer that affects less than 30 people each year in the UK.
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Because of its rarity - the incidence of Ewing sarcoma in the United States is about 350 cases per year, Mason says - the disease doesn't generate nearly as much financial support as some of the more "popular" cancers.
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