How Cancer Affects Individuals From All Backgrounds

The article, “In Cancer Trials, Minorities Face Extra Hurdles,” gives testimony of individual cases as well as a conflict perspective in the healthcare industry for cancer patients and trials. In this essay I will aim to demonstrate the dynamics involved in cancer study trials, furthermore, demonstrating the conflict between social and racial inequality for cancer patients.

The tumor doesn’t have a specific location of origin; therefore occurring anywhere in the body, most often staring in long bones of the legs, arms, chest, the pelvis, skull or the flat bones of the trunk. It is also common that the tumor often spreads (metastasizes) to the lungs, other bones, bone marrow, and soft tissue, such as cartilages and nerves. It is normally seen that about one-third of the children with Ewing’s sarcoma has spread through the body during the duration of the diagnosis.

Osteosarcoma is also called osteogenic sarcoma in medical term (“Osteosarcoma”, n.d.). This cancer usually develops in growing bones. Although it can occur at any age, it‘s most commonly found in teenagers and young adults and is slightly more common in males than females. Any bone in the body can be affected, but the most common sites are the arms or legs, particularly around the knee joint(“Osteosarcoma: An Introduction.”, 2012). This cancer is caused by benign tumors and other bone diseases, radiation exposure, genetic factors, children, adolescents, males more than females.(“Osteosarcoma: An Introduction.”, 2012)

The name chondrosarcoma [pronounced “kahn-dro-sahr-cohm-ah”] is a derivative of the Italian prefix “condro-” meaning cartilage, and the Italian noun “sarcoma,” referring to the tumor creation process itself. The suffix, “sarcoma,” has Ancient Greek roots and actually signifies the tumor-growing process [“sarx” + “oma” meaning, “flesh process”]. Chondrosarcoma is a type of malignant tumor (often referred to as a cancer and is closely identified with bone cancer) that can sometimes spread to nearby tissues. Chondrosarcoma usually grows superficially on bone matter and exists in two types: primary and secondary. Primary CS is usually evident in children, while secondary CS is apparent in adults ranging in age from 30 to 70; however, the highest occurrence rate exists from ages 40 to 60. CS cases develop in women and men in a ratio of 150 to 100; this means that men are 33% more susceptible to being diagnosed with this type of cancer than women.

The National Cancer Institute provides great examples of cancer health disparities and the burdens each ethnic group face. Factors such as education, living conditions, exposure to environmental toxins, workplace, and access to healthcare can influence the survival rate and mortality rate of those diagnosed with cancer. More so, medically underserved populations face the most burdens resulting in late diagnosed or no treatment at

According to the American Cancer Society, sarcomas are cancers that develop from connective tissues in the body, such as muscles, fat, bones, the linings of joints, or blood vessels. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a cancer made up of cells that normally develop into skeletal muscles.

There are 206 bones in the adult human skeleton; these bones relate to movement, posture, and protect internal organs (American society of Clinical Oncology, 2012).Bones connect to bones with ligaments and are covered and protected by cartilage (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012).Cancer of the bone is rare but is caused by normal bone marrow and tissues inside the bone that change and form tumors(American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012). The tumor happens in the bone and is benign it does not spread (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012). The benign tumor can press against surrounding tissues and weaken the bone it it grows big enough (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012). Malignant bone tumors break the surrounding tissue and cortex, hard covering of the bone (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012). The tumor can then get into the bloodstream and spread all over the body (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012). Osteosarcoma and ewing sarcoma are the two most common type of bone cancer (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012). Chondrosarcoma is more common in adults and is cancer of the cartilage (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012). The last type of bone cancer is chordoma which usually starts in the lower spinal cord (American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2012). Ewing sarcoma is a type of bone cancer that affects the hip, rib, and middle of bone most often (National Cancer Institution, 2015). Ewing

I have a few reasons on wanting to examine this topic. I will probably never be able to understand exactly why or how cancer forms or why it affects certain people, I want to try to continue my research over this type of cancer because it is one that has greatly affected my family. The purpose for this paper is to give my audience a better understanding of osteosarcoma and the way it is formed and the symptoms, what metastasized forms of cancer are, and why osteosarcoma mostly happens in children and young

Imagine if every time your knee was sore, or your arm was sore, you had to go see the doctors. This commonly happens to children, and adults who are diagnosed with Osteosarcoma. Since Osteosarcoma is a bone tumor/cancer, the symptoms and treatment have an impact on everyday life.

African Americans have 33% higher chancer of dying from cancer than White Americans although White Americans have a higher prevalence of the disease (Shavers, Brown 334). Preventable types of cancer kill African American’s in record numbers. What does this mean for African Americans? What does this mean for cancer as a whole? The African American experience with cancer is marked by under treatment and high mortality. To understand the causes behind these disparities in the African American cancer experience, one must understand how culture affects one’s experience with illness as a whole. Culture creates the framework in which one understands and processes the world. Culture by definition is a guide for one’s thoughts and behaviors. As one’s

It is known to have some correlation to a tumor suppressor gene that can run in families, but is not been known to cause every case of osteogenic sarcoma. Even though healthcare professionals haven't found the direct cause there are some patients that have a better chance of developing the disease from their pre existing conditions. This disease has been known to link with familial retinoblastoma. Children that have familial retinoblastoma are more likely to develop Osteogenic sarcoma during development in their adolescent years. Before becoming very serious there are symptoms that you can notice. Some symptoms include: pain in the affected bone, limping, pain when lifting, and redness around area. Pain in the affected bone can come and go and the severity changes over time as well. Limping is caused by tumors in the legs, as the tumor grows it causes swelling and redness around area. Pain when lifting is also caused by tumors. Sometimes the first sign is a bone fracture. Some diagnostic tests include an X-ray, CT, or MRI, these tests can show the characteristics of the tumor. A biopsy can also determine what kind of tumor is causing the problems and aid in treatment. One good thing about Osteogenic sarcoma is that in most children it can be cured even though it varies between patients. Treatment usually lasts 5 to 8

People all over the world are affected by cancer everyday. It is estimated that every day of 2015, 68 Canadian women are diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast cancer affects people of all ages in a direct or indirect way. Every 23 seconds someone gets breast cancer, and every 59 seconds someone dies from breast cancer. Breast cancer is a very large topic around the world

Cancer is a deadly disease that has some very serious effects on a person both physically and mentally. Cancer can result in a simple surgery that may take only a couple days, or a life-long struggle that leaves someone so fatigued and tired that it makes them want to give up. It will put fear in anyone's eyes and will devastate even the strongest of people, but cancer can bring out the courageousness in a person to fight this disease and not give up. It can be a fatal disease but it can also bring out the strength in someone which is an amazing thing. Cancer has many serious effects on a person's body and their mental health and others, but can also inspire a person to dig deep and fight this disease

It is the second most common type of cancer found in children. Ewing's sarcoma typically occurs in people between 10 and 20 years old. However, it can occur at any age.

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children. It makes up a little more than 3% of childhood