X-Nico

unusual facts about Kaposi's sarcoma


Selma Dritz

Thirteen years later, along with Dr. Erwin Braff, the director of her bureau, Dritz took note of a strange new form of pneumonia and a new form of cancer; Kaposi's sarcoma, both of which were afflicting gay men.


2009 Boston College Eagles football team

During the broadcast, star LB Mark Herzlich, who was forced to miss the entire 2009 season after being diagnosed with Ewing's Sarcoma, publicly announced that he was cancer-free.

Mark Herzlich, a senior linebacker and the 2008 ACC Defensive Player of the Year, revealed on May 14 that he had been diagnosed with Ewing's sarcoma, a cancer most commonly found in bone or soft tissue.

Emmanuel Hostache

Hostache died of Ewing's sarcoma, a form of cancer in 2007 after fighting the disease for eight years.

Lucy Grealy

She was diagnosed at age 9 with a rare form of cancer called Ewing's sarcoma.

Planet Cancer

Planet Cancer was founded by Heidi Schultz Adams, a young adult cancer survivor who was diagnosed at 26 with Ewing's sarcoma, to help young adult cancer patients overcome isolation and connect with other cancer survivors in their age group.

Yuan Chang

Yuan Chang (born November 17, 1959) is an American virologist and pathologist who co-discovered Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) and Merkel cell polyomavirus, two of the seven known human cancer viruses.


see also