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Always vain in the past about her long chestnut brown mane, Janet surprised her family by philosophically accepting her loss as the price she had to pay to survive. In the midst of her chemotherapy, she stood in front of the entire student body to receive her high school diploma defiantly wearing not her wig but a brightly printed headscarf. M Many kinds of cancers respond well to chemotherapy drugs, which are usually given every three or four weeks on an outpatient basis. These toxic drugs are able to control cancer by interfering with the growth or production of rapidly dividing malignant cells.
EWING’S SARCOMA Another type of cancer that affects the bone is Ewing’s sarcoma. It is similar to osteosarcoma in that it also affects teens and young adults and is usually located in the middle of your hip, thigh, pelvis, or upper arm, although it can appear anywhere. This type of cancer can spread to your lungs, as well as other bones or your bone marrow. This is one of the biggest problems with Ewing’s sarcoma and other bone cancers. If the tumor is on the chest wall, you may have fluid around the lungs that also contains cancer cells.
M Surface brachytherapy is given via an implant inserted near or on the surface of a tumor. Radiation Treatment: What to Expect 51 M Unsealed internal radiation therapy is injected into the bloodstream or body cavity. M Hyperfractionated radiation is a type of treatment involving smaller doses of radiation given several times a day. M The two most common side effects of radiation therapy are fatigue and skin irritation; other side effects depend on the part of the body that has been treated. M Once radiation treatments are over, the patient must continue to be checked to watch for side effects or evidence of a return of the cancer.