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Listing 13.11

Skeletal system — sarcoma

This listing covers bone cancers (sarcomas of the skeletal system).

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SSA looks for bone cancer that cannot be removed by surgery, that came back somewhere other than the original spot, that spread to distant sites, or that is being treated with combined (multimodal) therapy. Only one path (A–D) is needed.

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What Listing 13.11 asks for

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  • Doctors say surgery cannot remove the bone cancer, or surgery could not remove all of it. This alone is enough.

    (Listing 13.11, criterion A)

    • The bone cancer came back after the first course of treatment, in a place other than the original site.
    • A recurrence only at the original spot does not qualify under this path.
    • This alone is enough.
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    The bone cancer came back after the first course of treatment, in a place other than the original site. A recurrence only at the original spot does not qualify under this path. This alone is enough.

    (Listing 13.11, criterion B)

  • The bone cancer has spread to distant parts of the body. This alone is enough.

    (Listing 13.11, criterion C)

    • Any other cancer that started in bone and is being treated with at least two combined treatment types (like surgery plus chemotherapy).
    • Treatment counts once the first part starts.
    • SSA considers you disabled for 12 months from diagnosis.
    • This alone is enough.
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    Any other cancer that started in bone and is being treated with at least two combined treatment types (like surgery plus chemotherapy). Treatment counts once the first part starts. SSA considers you disabled for 12 months from diagnosis. This alone is enough.

    (Listing 13.11, criterion D)

How long it must last:

Criterion D: disabling for 12 months from the date of diagnosis. Otherwise, under 13.00H2, disabling until at least 3 years after onset of complete remission.