Donations help drive bone cancer research
Donating to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital helps us provide children cutting-edge treatments not covered by insurance, at no cost to families. St. Jude treats many types of cancers and diseases, including bone cancer.
St. Jude patient Paishence
Types of bone cancer treated at St. Jude
Osteosarcoma
Osteosarcoma is the most common type of bone cancer in children and teens. It typically arises in the wide ends of long bones, such as the femur, tibia and humerus. It can also occur in flat bones like the pelvis and skull. St. Jude offers both clinical trials and cancer research studies for children, teens and young adults with osteosarcoma.
Ewing Sarcoma
Ewing sarcoma is a rare cancerous tumor that grows in bones or the surrounding soft tissue, often affecting the legs, pelvis, ribs, arms or spine. It can spread to the lungs, bones and bone marrow. Approximately 200 children and young adults are diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma each year in the United States.
St. Jude patient Charlie
Learn about bone cancer research at St. Jude
Discover how St. Jude researchers are uncovering pediatric metastatic disease’s weaknesses and learning how this treatment has a high potential to improve survival rates.
Read about our efforts to improve osteosarcoma cure rates by tracking the potential effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin.
Learn about St. Jude scientists’ approach to studying metabolic processes involved in disease and how that might affect bone cancer treatment.
Your support helps patients like Hunter
Hunter was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in June 2023. He was referred to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital® right away. The cancer had spread from Hunter’s right tibia and fibula into the surrounding soft tissue. It was determined that the leg could not be saved, and in August, he underwent amputation. He leans into the fact that people notice his prosthetic leg with a collection of light-hearted t-shirts that reference it. The shirts say things like “Shark Cage Tester” and “Leg Story, Twenty Bucks.”
Hunter has also received chemotherapy and proton therapy at St. Jude, and his parents are very proud of the determination he has shown in fighting through pain and discomfort. “Hunter has no quit in him,” said his dad. “Whether it's a math test or cancer, it doesn't matter, he gives it his all, and that's really hard to find nowadays.”
St. Jude Patient Hunter
Why support St. Jude?
Families never receive a bill for treatment, travel, housing or food — so they can focus on helping their child live.
When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and we won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
Every child deserves a chance to live their best life and celebrate every moment. When you support St. Jude, you help give kids with cancer around the world that chance. Together, we can save more lives.
Make a difference for the children of St. Jude
Unlike other hospitals, the majority of funding for St. Jude comes from generous donors. When you raise funds or volunteer for or make a direct donation toward St. Jude, not only are you helping us progress in our lifesaving work, but you are also supporting children with cancer around the world.
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