Rhabdomyosarcoma Patient Stories

A unique program at CHOP allowed 7-year-old Isabella to attend school at the hospital while also getting radiation treatment for cancer.

Kaitlyn lights up the room with her smile and emanates positivity, despite her battle with rhabdomyosarcoma.

Eager to talk, question and explain, Ella, 7, has an engaging personality. After a cancerous mass was found in Ella’s abdomen, and then another in her lungs, she’s on a treatment plan that isn’t getting in the way of her being a happy, active kid.

After a year of treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma, Dylan shows no signs of the disease and his family is optimistic about the future.

Alex Potter survived metastatic nasopharyngeal rhabdomyosarcoma. Now a college grad, he's followed by the Cancer Survivorship Program.