Ewing’s Sarcoma: Recently, Bengali actor Andrila Sharma passed away. After which there is a lot of discussion about a disease called Ewing Sarcoma. Actually the actress had a brain stroke and cardiac arrest but she was also suffering from Ewing Sarcoma. It is being said that this disease took the life of the actress, so let’s know what is this Ewing Sarcoma, due to which the actress lost her life.
what is ewing sarcoma
Ewing sarcoma is a rare cancerous tumor of bone or soft tissue. It occurs mostly in young people, it is a type of cancer that affects the bones of children and young people, and especially in the lungs, metastases form. Overall, it affects one in every one million Americans, but mostly the disease occurs in young people between the ages of 10 and 19.
How did Ewing Sarcoma get its name?
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Let us tell you that this sarcoma has been named after the American doctor James Ewing, who first described this tumor in 1921. However, it is not clear what causes Ewing, so there is no exact method for prevention yet. According to the doctor, Ewing sarcoma is more likely to occur in white people, although cases of this disease have been found in India in the last few years. According to hospital and laboratory reports, 15.5% of all people with bone disease registered in India have been found to have evening sarcoma.
The doctor also told that when this cancer does not spread to other areas of the body, it is called localized Ewing sarcoma. But when it starts spreading to other parts of the body as well, it is called metastatic Ewing sarcoma.
Symptoms of Ewing Sarcoma
The most common symptom of Ewing sarcoma is pain or swelling in the area of the tumor. Some people feel a lump on the surface of their skin, besides loss of appetite, fever, weight loss, fatigue. Tumors usually form in the arms, legs or chest. According to doctors, the most common early symptom of evening sarcoma is pain or swelling in the tumour. It can develop as a lump and can also be treated, but its treatment is very difficult. People who are at risk of Ewing sarcoma are also at a higher risk of developing other types of cancer. The doctor told that it has also been found in the study that it is more common in boys than in girls. No lifestyle-related factor has been found to prevent cancer.
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