Patient Stories

About 80 people are diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma each and every year in the UK. For anyone diagnosed with this form of cancer, treatment takes a long time, involving chemotherapy as well as surgery, radiotherapy or a combination of all three.

Here are the stories of just some people who’ve battled Ewing’s.

• Matt Short - Matt was 16 when he was diagnosed with Ewing’s in his heel bone. Find out what inspired him to set up the Ewing’s Sarcoma Research Trust.

• Ruth Flanagan - Ruth was 15 when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s in her sacroiliac (pelvic) joint.

• Iain Brechtelsbauer - Iain was 11 when he was diagnosed with Ewing’s in his femur.