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Osteosarcoma

Teenage Osteosarcoma Survivor Eyes 2026 Paralympics

by Dana-Farber Staff

Asked how he has dealt with three bouts of bone cancer and a partial right leg amputation in less than four years, 14-year-old Jack Berry says that he takes things “one step at a time.” That is, when he’s not surfing, riding his mountain bike, sprinting across tennis courts, or winning ski races. An osteosarcoma … Read more

Categories Bone cancers, Childhood, Osteosarcoma, Patient Stories, Pediatric 3 Comments

How This Osteosarcoma Patient Deals with the Ups and Downs of the Cancer Journey

by Dana-Farber Staff

By Lyndsay McCaffery Two months. That’s how long I knew I had cancer before it was gone. I was a patient, and then a survivor, all before I had time to process what was happening to me. It has been almost five years and I am still trying to wrap my head around it. I’m … Read more

Categories Osteosarcoma, Patient Stories, Adult

Chemo or no Chemo, Every Cancer Patient Deserves Support

by Dana-Farber

By Lyndsay McCaffery When you find out you have cancer, your mind goes to a million different places. You have an endless amount of questions, an overwhelming sense of panic, and life as you know it is changed forever. I was diagnosed with parosteal osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, right after I gave birth … Read more

Categories Care for adults, Coping with Cancer, Osteosarcoma, Patient Stories, Adult

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