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Osteosarcoma Research
Lydia’s Story
Lydia battled osteosarcoma — twice. Now, she’s raising funds to find better treatments for other kids with bone cancer.
At age 7, Lydia had a painful lump on her thigh bone that her doctors found difficult to diagnose. Desperate for answers, Stephen and Jessica Alwan, Lydia’s parents, began casting a net to doctors and experts throughout California. “We had to trust our instincts,” says Jessica. “We kept asking questions and kept speaking up for Lydia. No one else was going to.”
Lydia’s family found an amazing surgeon and care team, which meant leaving their first hospital for another institution to get specialized care. Multiple rounds of chemotherapy and two limb salvage surgeries later, Lydia, now in high school, is cancer-free and thriving. The Alwan family is partnering with the Osteosarcoma Institute to raise much-needed funds for research. Please join us by donating today!
Osteosarcoma Statistics
Osteosarcoma is the most common childhood bone cancer.
No new treatments have been approved for osteosarcoma patients in 40 years.
1 in 3 children with osteosarcoma will not survive.
To OSI, No New Options is Not an Option
The Osteosarcoma Institute’s mission is to dramatically increase treatment options and survival rates in osteosarcoma patients through identifying and funding the most promising and breakthrough osteosarcoma clinical trials and science.
