ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about clinical trials, which are the main way that new medical approaches are studied to see how well they work. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some helpful links to other areas of Cancer.Net that provide information about cancer care and treatment. This is the final page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Ewing Sarcoma - Childhood and Adolescence. Use the menu to go back and see other pages.

Cancer.Net includes many other sections about the medical and emotional aspects of being diagnosed with cancer for the person diagnosed and their family members and friends. This website is meant to be a resource for you and your loved ones from the time of diagnosis, through treatment, and beyond.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find some questions to ask your child's doctor or other members of the health care team to help you better understand your child's cancer diagnosis, treatment plan, and overall care. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will read about your child's medical care after cancer treatment is completed and why this follow-up care is important. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn more about coping with the physical, emotional, social, and financial effects of childhood cancer and its treatment. Use the menu to see other pages.

Every cancer treatment can cause side effects or changes to your child's body and how they feel. For many reasons, people do not experience the same side effects even when they are given the same treatment for the same type of cancer. This can make it hard to predict how the person with cancer will feel during treatment.

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ON THIS PAGE: You will read about the scientific research being done to learn more about Ewing sarcoma and how to treat it. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors are working to learn more about Ewing sarcoma, how to best treat it, and how to provide the best care to people diagnosed with this disease. The following areas of research may include new options for patients through clinical trials. Always talk with the doctor about the best diagnostic and treatment options for your child.

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about the different types of treatments doctors use for children and young adults with Ewing sarcoma. Use the menu to see other pages.

ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe a cancer’s growth or spread. This is called the stage. Use the menu to see other pages.

What is cancer staging?

Staging is a way of describing where the tumor is located, if or where it has spread, and whether it is affecting other parts of the body.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

ON THIS PAGE: You will find out more about the changes and medical problems that can be a sign of Ewing sarcoma. Use the menu to see other pages.