Sarcoma awareness: Local patient and surgeon discuss living with the ‘forgotten cancer’

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Sarcoma, one of the rarest cancers in the world, makes up just 1% of all adult cancer diagnoses, but it is widely recognized as the ‘forgotten cancer,’ putting emphasis on just how uncommon it is.

For those diagnosed with the aggressive disease, it’s a life journey, as it may never entirely go away.

More than 70 different subtypes stem from sarcoma, but in brief, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Luke Balsamo of Atlantic Orthopedic said it’s a cancer of the bone or soft tissues of the body. Concerning his patient, Guia Engle, she learned her diagnosis at age 49…

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