“I’ve been very optimistic for the previous few years. However the feeling of being hopeful and optimistic was all gone at that time. These had been darkish days,” she stated. Her household helped her pull by.
Sarcomas are already uncommon however this sort of sarcoma, solitary fibrous tumours occurring in part of the mind often called the ventricles, is even rarer, with 30 instances reported on the planet, stated Assistant Prof Yang.
Of those, Atika is considered one of solely two recognized instances globally the place the most cancers reveals aggressive behaviour, recurring and spreading to distant components of the physique, added Assistant Prof Yang.
Atika underwent two cycles of chemotherapy, adopted by surgical procedure to take away the liver tumour, and was placed on medicine that efficiently helped to regulate the most cancers for some time.
In December 2021, she underwent a 3rd mind surgical procedure, adopted by one other 4 cycles of chemotherapy. She additionally underwent radiosurgery for her mind tumour in 2022, and immunotherapy in 2023, a remedy that helps the immune system battle most cancers cells.