Osteosarcoma | Will's Bone Cancer Battle

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer among children, adolescents, and young adults. It usually occurs in the long bones of the arms or legs. At age 7, Will was diagnosed with an osteosarcoma after breaking his leg while visiting his grandmother in Pennsylvania. Scans of the injury revealed that Will’s broken leg was likely caused by a tumor. Hundreds of miles from home and overwhelmed by their son’s crushing cancer diagnosis, Will’s parents were delivered another devastating blow when doctors explained that amputation might be necessary to keep the cancer from spreading. Upon hearing that prognosis, Will’s mom and dad decided to get Will back home to central Ohio where they were told that, just a few miles from their family’s home, a team of pediatric orthopedic surgeons and oncology specialists at Nationwide Children’s Hospital were spearheading the newest treatment approaches for pediatric sarcoma patients (https://bit.ly/3EwGHeT). This is where Will’s parents desperately hoped to find options that might save their son's life and his leg, too. That hope turned into a reality when they met Dr. Thomas Scharschmidt, Director of Orthopedic Oncology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Scharschmidt and his team performed a complex limb-sparing surgery allowing Will to keep his leg and still successfully recover from his cancer treatments. Learn more about Will’s story and his Nationwide Children's care team that was on the forefront of his sarcoma treatment plan: https://bit.ly/3EwGHeT

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