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
• The pair met a month after the high school junior from Avon, Ind., was diagnosed with osteosarcoma.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 31 May 2023
• 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
• The 11-year-old Great Dane was recently diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, and is not expected to live to Dec. 25.
  — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
• 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
• The vet diagnosed him with osteosarcoma, an aggressive form of bone cancer.
  — Kevin Farron, Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
• 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 group’s work is credited with significantly increasing the percentage of teenagers who today can be cured of osteosarcoma.
  — David J. Waters, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2015
• 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

Last Updated: 2 Nov 2024