What is rhabdomyosarcoma?

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare aggressive cancer of the skeletal muscle cells that have failed to differentiate. It is often thought of as a childhood cancer as most cases arise in childhood.

How do members experience rhabdomyosarcoma?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with rhabdomyosarcoma*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for rhabdomyosarcoma*

Who has rhabdomyosarcoma on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 0
40s 0
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 0

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 0

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What is rhabdomyosarcoma?

Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare aggressive cancer of the skeletal muscle cells that have failed to differentiate. It is often thought of as a childhood cancer as most cases arise in childhood.



Common symptoms reported by people with rhabdomyosarcoma

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for rhabdomyosarcoma

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Compare treatments taken by people with rhabdomyosarcoma

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Who has rhabdomyosarcoma on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 2 say rhabdomyosarcoma is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 2
30s 0
40s 0
50s 1
60s 0
70+ 0
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 0
30-39 years 0
40-49 years 0
50-59 years 0
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 3
Female 0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 0
Not Diagnosed 0

These charts show data from rhabdomyosarcoma patients who have completed their condition history
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