Twelve Children From the Same Neighborhood Are Diagnosed with Rare Cancer

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The number of children and young people diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in Ladera Ranch, Orange County, California, reached 12, according to family reports and information gathered by local authorities. In July, when GLOBO published a report on the case, there were six children diagnosed with the rare tumor. Ewing sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that mainly affects children, adolescents and young adults and can reach long bones and soft tissues. I…

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After the diagnosis, the young woman underwent surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy, but the treatments did not work and she did not resist