Ewing's Sarcoma

James Stephen Ewing (December 25, 1866, Pittsburgh — May 16, 1943, New York City) was an American pathologist. He was the first Professor of pathology at Cornell University and became famous with the discovery of a form of malignant bone tumor that later became known as Ewing's sarcoma.

Ewing's sarcoma of the bone is one of the rarest forms in children, between 1989-1998, average number of cases was 25. Hence the awareness and information on this cancer is not widely available and there is a need for more research into this disease. (1 – sourced from cancerbackup)

Without the support of Charities, Welfare Organisations and Research Trusts one would be very ill informed and poorly prepared to get through with your family intact what is often a gruelling 1-2 years of treatment let alone the emotional turmoil and stress. We have benefited from support and information provided by the organisations mentioned in this literature. To highlight Ewing's Sarcoma and to raise funds for these organisations that have helped us I am asking that you support this event.

• Every 24 hours, ten children and young people are diagnosed with cancer or leukaemia.
• Cancer in childhood remains the single largest cause of death in children aged one year or over after accidents.
• Cancer and leukaemia (when too many immature white blood cells develop in the blood or bone marrow) are the biggest childhood killer diseases in the UK.
• Cancer in childhood (between 0-15 years) is rare. It affects approximately 1 in 600-650 children.

• 50% of children will be aged under five years at diagnosis.
• 75% of children will become long-term survivors of their disease – if you take all cancers together.
• In the UK 1,500-1,700 new cases are diagnosed each year in children 0-15 years.
• A cancer survivor is someone off treatment for one year or more.
• A long-term survivor is someone off treatment for five years or more.
• 30 years ago, only 30% of children were long-term survivors of their disease.
• Leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer, affecting about a third of children with cancer.
• 20% of cases diagnosed are children with brain tumours.
• There are 21 specialist children's oncology centres in the UK.
• Many children and parents will have to travel long distances to be treated at their nearest specialist centre.
• Only 30% of young people receive age-appropriate care.
• By the end of life one in three adults will have/had cancer.
• Typical adult cancers, such as lung, breast, colon, and stomach, are extremely rare in children. (sourced from CLIC Sargent)