I survived Ewing's Sarcoma. I was diagnosed at 11 and had it removed at 12 after aggressive chemotherapy treatment: Tumor, right distal fibula. I was given 70% chance and told I shouldn't run, jump, or pivot on my leg from then on. My leg works just fine now, thank God.
I was told it makes up approximately 2% of cancer cases (at the time, late 90s) and that it mostly occurs in children. The kind I had, when it was caught, was made up majorly of dead tissue, so I was fortunate in that it was not doing very well for itself from the outset.
The surgery I underwent required removing the cancer, then replacing the lost muscle from the leg with a muscle from my lower abdomen, as well as a bit of bone from my hip and skin from my upper left leg. There are two pins and a screw in my ankle as well, though they don't set off medical detectors or matter during an MRI, so I presume they aren't steel.
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