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Karen Ledger already did yoga before she was diagnosed with sarcoma. — Nicole Tsong, The Seattle Times, "Seattle Cancer Care Alliance’s new Integrative Medicine program includes activity as a part of treatment," 7 Sep. 2018 Noah Holloway, 18, had just wrapped his first year at Central Michigan University when he was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, Fox 2 Detroit reported. — Caroline Judelson, Fox News, "College student discovers sports injury is actually rare cancer," 16 July 2018 Doctors diagnosed Andrews with a rare, slow-growing tumor, known as a low-grade myxoid sarcoma – a cancerous mass – that has the potential to spread and can ultimately be deadly. — Michelle Boudin, PEOPLE.com, "North Carolina Mom Has Foot Amputated After Discovering Tumor During Pedicure," 13 Apr. 2018 Doctors discovered synovial sarcoma in his left lung. — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, "Dying Florida teen gets his wish: She said ‘yes’ to a Sunday wedding," 27 Jan. 2018 Thomas, who has a rare form of cancer known as a sarcoma, had 11 surgeries in the last three years at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago which had a C rating from Leapfrog. — Jayne O'donnell, USA TODAY, "Trump administration rule would stop public reporting of hospital infections despite mounting death toll," 19 June 2018 Methotrexate, in addition to its key role in treating leukemia, is incorporated in treatment protocols for everything from sarcoma to certain lymphomas to autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "We Are Scientists," 5 June 2018 Soft tissue sarcomas are challenging to treat in dogs and humans. — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, "An experimental cancer treatment cured this dog. Could it work for people?," 16 May 2018 The New York Times reports on Kaposi’s sarcoma, a rare cancer that has mysteriously surfaced in 41 gay men. — Jennifer Conrad, New York Times, "What Happened in New York Between 1981 and 1983," 17 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sarcoma.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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