Patients & Parents stories

The story of Rocío’s mother – Rosalía. On November 5, 2001, my only daughter was diagnosed with a conventional osteosarcoma in her right leg. She was 13 years old and was starting to become more independent at school and going out with her friends. That was all over....

My name is Rocío. I was diagnosed with osteosarcoma at the age of 13 and am now 36 years old. I underwent chemotherapy from November 2001 to September 2002 and had my first surgery in April 2002. During the operation, they removed the tumor located at the end of my...