How to Use osteosarcoma in a Sentence

osteosarcoma

noun
  • The cause was osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer, said his wife, Margery Patten.
    Washington Post, 3 July 2017
  • The younger Luey had been diagnosed with osteosarcoma and had part of his leg removed in 2016.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2019
  • In August, a checkup revealed O’Brien to be free of osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer, for going on 15 months.
    Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 25 Nov. 2019
  • He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare type of bone cancer, in high school and told he would never play football again.
    Giana Han, al, 9 Dec. 2019
  • An osteosarcoma from a medieval cemetery in the Black Forest mountains of southern Germany destroyed the top of a young child’s leg and ate into the hip joint.
    George Johnson, Discover Magazine, 30 July 2013
  • Odin was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, and was given months to live.
    Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 5 July 2018
  • Jackson is from Minster, Ohio, and is battling osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.
    Dave Clark, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2017
  • About half of the osteosarcomas are typically in children and teens.
    Julie Landry Laviolette, miamiherald, 23 May 2018
  • It was discovered to be chondroblastic osteosarcoma, a rare form of cancer found in the bones and soft tissue.
    Richard Obert, azcentral, 8 June 2020
  • Brandon McDougald was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in fifth grade and lost his left leg because of it.
    Mike Vorel, The Seattle Times, 2 Jan. 2019
  • Rounds of chemotherapy appeared to have killed osteosarcoma cells elsewhere in his body.
    David Armstrong, ProPublica, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Pratt is considered cured of osteosarcoma, and after 20 years, doctors say the cancer will not return.
    Mercedes Leguizamon, CNN, 22 Mar. 2018
  • For humans, osteosarcomas are uncommon, with fewer than 1,000 cases a year, about half in children and teens.
    Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2018
  • Hazel has thyroid cancer that has spread to her lungs; Augustus is a former basketball player who has lost a leg to osteosarcoma.
    Tina Jordan, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020
  • The film is the uplifting true story of Zach Sobiech, a 17-year-old who inspired the world by writing and performing songs as a way to say goodbye while battling osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer.
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 9 Oct. 2020
  • The aggressive osteosarcoma was found in the femur of Pappochelys rosinae, a roughly 240 million-year-old reptile.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2019
  • Eventually a bone marrow biopsy revealed Motha had osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in his left leg.
    Michelle Cohan, CNN, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Doctor visits and tests led to a diagnosis of Stage 4 osteosarcoma.
    Dallas News, 25 May 2022
  • Instead of the sports injury his parents suspected, their son was diagnosed with a bone cancer called osteosarcoma.
    Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 26 Jan. 2018
  • According to HelloGiggles, Delilah has a rare type of bone cancer called osteosarcoma, the treatment of which — like many cancers — can have an effect on a person's appearance.
    Zoë Weiner, Teen Vogue, 5 Oct. 2018
  • Additional analysis confirmed the growth was likely periosteal osteosarcoma; the same type of bone cancer, while rare, can be found in humans today.
    Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 7 Feb. 2019
  • Doctors working pro bono in this private clinic took the drastic step of amputating the leg, fearing the osteosarcoma cancer in her tibia would otherwise spread.
    Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, 17 May 2017
  • In February 2014, Hill received a diagnosis of osteosarcoma, a form of bone cancer.
    Phil Anastasia, Philly.com, 5 May 2018
  • That’s when then 11-year-old Josh Segal, the son of one of Lubetsky’s closest friends, was diagnosed with osteosarcoma — a bone cancer where patients can never be classified as in remission.
    Catie Wegman, sun-sentinel.com, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The most common are osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, which mostly come from bones, and rhabdomyosarcoma, which arises from muscle.
    Matteo Trucco, M.d., miamiherald, 29 May 2017
  • Courtesy of Brian Billeck Damon was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at age 9 and had his left arm amputated three years later when the cancer returned the second time.
    Lena Blietz, star-telegram, 17 Jan. 2018
  • Despite contracting osteosarcoma at age 13, which resulted in his right leg being amputated below the knee, Grewe became a world-class high jumper.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
  • However, Trent had to leave school the following year after his battle with osteosarcoma, a rare bone cancer identified in his spine, intensified.
    Jenna West, SI.com, 7 Sep. 2019
  • The debilitating pain that followed in Brown’s knee ultimately led to the discovery of a tumor in his left femur and the diagnosis of osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer that typically is found in people under the age of 25.
    Beth Ann Nichols, The Courier-Journal, 10 Sep. 2019
  • In 2010, Huckaby was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer — a diagnosis that, due to complications, forced doctors to amputate her right leg.
    Eileen Reslen, Cosmopolitan, 14 Feb. 2018

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