OIL CITY, Pa. (EYT) — A fundraiser has been established for an Oil City man who is battling a rare form of cancer.
When 26-year-old Eric Lendrum, of Oil City, went to his doctor in April of 2018 with severe leg pain, an x-ray revealed that he had a mass in his chest.
On April 17, 2018, Eric had a biopsy on the mass, and the results confirmed that it was cancerous. He later had a second biopsy in Pittsburgh which was then sent to a specialist in Canada who confirmed that Eric had Synovial Sarcomas, a rare form of cancer most often found near joint capsules and tendons, but also sometimes found in other parts of the body.
Eric’s cancer is not only near several joints, there are also several small masses in his right lung and a large mass encompassing his entire left lung. His doctors say they have seen some lymph node involvement, as well.
Early on, Eric spent the majority of his time in Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He has been through five rounds of chemotherapy and has also had radiation treatment to shrink the mass in his thigh.