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.
- Rebecca – Rebecca was 23 when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma in her femur.
- Mark Hughes – Mark was just 10 when was diagnosed with Ewing’s in his left femur. Tragically, Mark passed away in April 2012, aged 12.
- 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.
- Charlotte – Charlotte was 4 years old when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s in her left tibia.
- Nikki – Nikki was 16 years old when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s in her pelvis.
- Other – New Patient Story Anonymous.
