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 – 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 – Mark was just 10 when was diagnosed with Ewing’s in his left femur. Tragically, Mark passed away in April 2012, aged 12.
• Ruth – Ruth was 15 when she was diagnosed with Ewing’s in her sacroiliac (pelvic) joint.
• Iain – 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.
• David – David was 60 when he was diagnosed with Ewing’s in his spine.
• Other – New Patient Story (Anonymous).