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Patients with Ewing's sarcoma have many treatment options. The selection depends on the stage of the tumor. The options are surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these methods. Before treatment starts, ask your health care team about possible side effects and how treatment may change your normal activities. Because cancer treatments often damage healthy cells and tissues, side effects are common. Side effects may not be the same for each person, and they may change from one treatment session to the next. | |||
==Chemotherapy== | |||
*Chemotherapy: The treatment is to use drugs, such as cyclophosphamide, vincristine, dactinomycin or Ifosfamide to stop the growth of cancer cells either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing. | |||
==Radiation Therapy== | |||
*Radiation therapy: This is a cancer treatment to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing by using high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Patients with Ewing's sarcoma have many treatment options. The selection depends on the stage of the tumor. The options are surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination of these methods. Before treatment starts, ask your health care team about possible side effects and how treatment may change your normal activities. Because cancer treatments often damage healthy cells and tissues, side effects are common. Side effects may not be the same for each person, and they may change from one treatment session to the next.
Chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy: The treatment is to use drugs, such as cyclophosphamide, vincristine, dactinomycin or Ifosfamide to stop the growth of cancer cells either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
Radiation Therapy
- Radiation therapy: This is a cancer treatment to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing by using high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation.