Jacob Bredenhof is on his 14th round of chemotherapy to fight high-grade osteosarcoma, an extremely rare form of bone cancer Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports Editor at PEOPLE, covering everything ...

Osteosarcoma is rare, yet it’s the most common form of bone cancer among children. It is an aggressive cancer, and removal of the diseased bone must be done quickly. The most common location for ...

It’s a surgery so unusual that when 10-year-old Haley Stol’s mother first heard about rotationplasty, she simply called it “freaky.” Haley had bone cancer in her right leg and needed an above-the-knee ...

Background: Malignant bone tumors of the lower extremity are more frequently found in children and adolescents than in adults. Modern treatment regimens led to high limb salvage rates and offer the ...

At a young age of 5 or 7, when most kids are busy playing kickball or building blanket forts, Atharv Tiwari and Mohammad Irfan were dealing with the most challenging times of their lives. At that age, ...

For children with bone cancer below the knee, a revolutionary procedure removes the tumor while also allowing for better mobility as children grow up. Osteosarcoma is a rare cancer of the bones, ...

Years ago, doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital were helping one young patient fight cancer. Today, that same patient is competing on the world stage as a Paralympian. It’s the ultimate example of ...

Ten-year-old Chris Formaker loves basketball – playing it, watching it, talking about it. But in January 2015, the young athlete's career was unexpectedly cut short. After complaining of pain and ...

Many children experience growing pains in their legs. Normally, it's nothing to be concerned about, but for one preschooler, the growing pains turned out to be cancer. Liam Waldron, now 8, loves cars.

The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the long-term outcome as well as health-related quality of life (HRQL) in patients who underwent rotationplasty for treatment of a malignant ...