SUBJECT: Osteosarcoma SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: To educate my audience about what osteosarcoma is, how it is treated, and the story of Zach Sobiech. THESIS STATEMENT: Osteosarcoma is a rare type of cancer that weakens bones.INTRODUCTIONI. The human body is made up of 206 bones and osteosarcoma can develop in any of them; do the math, that's 206 possible places for osteosarcoma to occur. (Attention)II. We all walked into that classroom; to do this, we not only need functional legs, but also functional bones.III. Osteosarcoma is both rare and extremely difficult to treat because none of its treatments guarantee a cure. (Thesis)IV. Today I'm going to talk to you about osteosarcoma, what it is, how it's treated, and I'm going to tell you the story of Zach Sobiech. (Preview)Transition: So, what exactly is osteosarcoma?BODYI. Osteosarcoma is simply a rare type of cancer that develops in the bones.A. It is more common in long bones, especially those around the knee.1. According to www.hopkinsmedicine.org, other sites of osteosarcoma include the upper leg or femur, lower leg, upper arm, or any bone in the body, including those in the pelvis, shoulder and skull.2. In the following visual, Hannah Thompson (Bone Cancer Research Trust, www.bcrt.org.uk) provides us with an image *shows image* indicating that:a. 94% of all osteosarcomas develop in the bones of the arms and legs.b. 15% of which occur in the upper arm bone, or humerus.c. Of which 48% occur in the upper leg bone, or femur.d. Of which 4% occur in the hind leg bone, or fibular. Of which 27% occur in the front bone of the lower leg, or tibia.f. She also states that the remaining 6% is found in areas such as the skull, ribs, pelvis, forearm, hand,...... middle of paper......r exhausts itself, and instead it finds softer places. and extracts its flavor without remorse. (Memorable closing)Sources:What are the risk factors for osteosarcoma? Retrieved from http://www.cancer.org/cancer/osteosarcoma/detailedguide/osteosarcoma-risk-factorsTreatments of osteosarcoma: http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancertypes/Bone/Typesofbonecancer/Osteosarcoma.aspx# Osteosarcoma: http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/21/suppl_7/vii320.fullThe Zach Sobiech Story: http://www.childrenscancer.org/zach/The Osteosarcoma Research's View: http://www. dana-farber. org/Newsroom/Publications/The-Osteosarcoma-Researcher-s-View.aspxWhat is osteosarcoma? Retrieved from: http://www.dana-farber.org/Newsroom/Publications/The-Osteosarcoma-Researcher-s-View.aspxOsteosarcoma: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/healthlibrary/conditions/adult/bone_disorders/osteosarcoma_85 ,P.00127/