Archive for bone tumors

Dr. Gebhardt and Dr. Anderson, Boston Children's specialists in bone cancer care

Generations of excellence in caring for childhood bone cancers: Dr. Gebhardt and Dr. Anderson

When Dr. Mark Gebhardt was a surgical resident at Boston Children’s Hospital in the early ’80s, doctors were just starting to use chemotherapy to treat bone cancers like osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma. Boston Children’s and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute were among the first places to offer this treatment. They were also among the first to ... Read More

Tagged: bone tumors, cancer, ewing sarcoma, oncology, orthopedics, osteosarcoma

Five kids, who had limb-salvage surgery for bone cancer, pose smiling.

Bone cancer surgery: A difficult choice

Patient Stories

Nolan and Natasha might never have met if they hadn’t been diagnosed with bone cancer. Nolan, 13, is a natural athlete who lives in Maine. Natasha, 11, lives in Rhode Island and loves music and theater. As kids go, the two are pretty different — except for their osteosarcoma diagnoses and the surgery to remove ... Read More

Tagged: bone tumors, cancer, ewing sarcoma, orthopedics, osteosarcoma