sarcoma

Diamond had been diagnosed with an inoperable sarcoma, a rare kind of cancer, according to his family.

In October, after having trouble walking, Vázquez was admitted to White Memorial Hospital in Boyle Heights and diagnosed with terminal cancer, stage 4 sarcoma.

"We have previously proven the success of this method with brain tumours and sarcomas" reminds Dr. Esteller.

Anthracyclines are a class of chemotherapy medications used to treat many types of cancer, including breast cancer, leukemia, lymphoma and sarcoma.

Isobel had synovial sarcoma - a type of cancer that develops in cells around joints and tendons - which the family had never heard of.