From diagnosis and specialist biopsy planning to chemotherapy, surgery, radiation, rehabilitation and long-term follow-up, experience care that considers strength, growth, movement, nutrition, emotional wellbeing and overall quality of life.
A diagnosis can bring many questions at once. Let us begin with the basics.
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a soft-tissue cancer of mesenchymal origin that shows skeletal-muscle differentiation. It can arise anywhere in the body, including areas with little or no skeletal muscle. Common sites include the head and neck, eye socket, genitourinary tract, arms, legs, abdomen and pelvis. It occurs mainly in children and adolescents, although adults can also develop it. Treatment usually combines chemotherapy with surgery, radiation therapy or both for local control. The main subtypes are embryonal, alveolar, spindle cell/sclerosing and pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma. Molecular testing, particularly FOXO1 fusion status, is important because it can help refine risk assessment and guide current treatment planning.
Treatment should ideally be planned through an experienced paediatric oncology or specialist sarcoma team.
Nearly all children and adolescents require systemic chemotherapy because microscopic cancer cells may exist beyond the visible tumour. A commonly used combination is VAC: Vincristine Dactinomycin Cyclophosphamide Other medicines may include ifosfamide, doxorubicin, irinotecan, vinorelbine, etoposide or temozolomide depending on the protocol and risk group.
Surgery may be used to obtain a biopsy and to remove the tumour when this can be achieved safely. Major surgery that would unnecessarily sacrifice vision, bladder function, fertility, speech or limb function is generally avoided when chemotherapy and radiation can provide effective local control. Removing only part of a tumour, known as debulking, is usually avoided when complete removal is not possible. A planned biopsy followed by chemotherapy and appropriate local treatment is generally preferred.
Radiation is an important part of treatment for many patients. It may be required when: Tumour remains after surgery Surgical margins contain microscopic disease Lymph nodes are involved The tumour is FOXO1 fusion positive Surgery would cause major functional or cosmetic loss The tumour occurs in an anatomically difficult site Some completely removed, favourable, fusion-negative embryonal tumours may be treated without radiation.
Cancer Healer Therapy (CAM) is supportive integrative care used alongside treatment prescribed by the paediatric, sarcoma or medical oncology team, not instead of it.
The supportive plan may consider appetite, fatigue, sleep, emotional wellbeing, physical strength and recovery during chemotherapy, surgery or radiation.
For children and adolescents, parents and caregivers should tell the oncology team about every product being used, including herbal preparations, Ayurvedic products, vitamins, nutrition powders, tonics, homeopathic preparations and over-the-counter medicines.
These products may interact with chemotherapy, antibiotics, antifungal treatment, pain medicines, corticosteroids or anaesthetic medicines.
Support may focus on nutrition, hydration, pain, blood counts, organ function, fertility concerns and emotional wellbeing.
Here’s exactly what happens from your first conversation with us to ongoing support during treatment.
We discuss the diagnosis, biopsy, scans, symptoms and current oncology treatment.
The team reviews tumour subtype, FOXO1 findings, primary site, stage, surgical group, risk group, lymph nodes, metastases and planned chemotherapy.
Supportive care is developed around treatment prescribed by the paediatric or sarcoma oncology team.
Parents and caregivers should disclose all herbs, supplements, nutrition powders and complementary products.
Support may be adjusted according to symptoms, blood counts, organ function, growth, nutrition and treatment effects.
Patients and families receive one point of contact for appointments and follow-up communication.
Meet Dr. Tarang Krishna, MD - Cancer Healer Center
Dr. Tarang Krishna has spent over two decades developing and refining Cancer Healer Therapy, working with a multidisciplinary team across 30+ centres in India.
His work has been recognised for innovative cancer care and brings a coordinated, supportive approach to every patient journey.
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No. It is most common in children and adolescents but can also occur in adults.
