“Cancer” is a very heavy word. For people who hear this word from their doctor, it can bring up a range of emotions, from anxiety to anger. Everyone recognizes the...

It started in 1998. Marjo Woodhull was in her mid-40s when her doctor felt something unusual during a routine Pap smear. A follow-up ultrasound identified a growth in her abdomen...

Jung Soo Lee takes pride in what she’s accomplished on her own.  Born in Seoul, South Korea, Lee speaks perfect, unaccented English — she spent a few years of her...

Pediatric sarcomas, which affect the bones and soft tissues of children and teenagers, are among the toughest cancers to treat. Pediatric oncologist Janet Yoon, M.D., is passionately dedicated to...

“I’m a runner,” Mika Reiner Mayer said to her surgeon. “If you can’t save my leg, don’t wake me up!” In a few short months, Mayer’s entire life had flipped...

Because sarcomas are so rare, symptoms are often overlooked. It’s always wise to investigate anything unusual, and to seek out experts When Ted Kennedy Jr., son of the late senator...

City of Hope is blazing trails in research for the rarest types of sarcoma, as well as the most leading-edge surgical techniques When you ask Mark Agulnik, M.D., which...

William Tseng, M.D., participated in City of Hope’s Eugene and Ruth Roberts Summer Student Academy while in high school. Now he’s a surgeon specializing in rare liposarcomas William Tseng, M.D...

Most of us don’t break into tears when we buy shoes. It’s hardly an emotional experience.   Unless you’re Eddie Ramirez.   Two years ago, the 24-year-old from West Covina...

Sarcoma is a general term for a group of uncommon cancers that occur in the bones, fat and muscle. Because sarcomas are rare and span so many different types of...