More known as SOFT TISSUE SARCOMAS. When people ask what kind of cancer mom has, they expect to hear breast or ovary or cervix or colon or lung cancer. But peripheral nerve what??? I only learned of that term a few months ago. Almost a year and half after this journey as a cancer afflicted family (that’s what I call us—cancer afflict family. People might find it weird I keep saying us. Cancer isn’t just an illness that affects the person who has it. It affects the WHOLE family of that patient. It’s a constant battle for them and for us, the family. It’s a battle that needs whole family support, help and guidance. It’s our battle not just mom’s.) began. We used to call it lymphona although I doubt people get it too. To say it’s uncommon is an understatement.
RARE. It is an extremely rare and aggressive type of cancer, that even in the US, it’s a nobody. People fund research for breast cancers, testicular cancers, lung cancers but peripheral nerve sheets, haven’t really heard of it much. In fact, I keep telling Mom, you’re God’s favorite Ma, He gave you a rare one.
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