Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) represent a heterogeneous group of extraskeletal mesenchymal tumors that affect individuals throughout the entire age continuum. Despite this pervasive influence, key ...

After a summer of healthy eating and exercise, Janice Nicewanner was on the road to better health when she noticed a small lump in her lower left abdomen. She assumed it was scar tissue from a past ...

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a type of cancer that typically occurs in soft tissues, such as the muscles and tendons. When it starts in the bones, doctors call it MFH of the bone. The up-to ...

Sarcomas are complex cancers that can affect patients of all ages. A number of sarcoma diagnoses may respond to initial treatment, but may recur (come back) or turn into advanced disease over time. In ...

Kimberley Nix was a 28-year-old medical resident when she was diagnosed with metastatic sarcoma. Today, she continues her studies while sharing her journey on social media Stephanie Sengwe is a pop ...

MSK’s sarcoma team is focused on developing new treatments for sarcoma, a rare group of cancers that affect the body’s connective tissues. As one of the world’s most respected comprehensive centers ...

In part 3 of an interview, MD Anderson’s Ravin Ratan, MD, MEd, discusses neoadjuvant immune checkpoint blockade for 2 specific types of soft tissue sarcomas. Liposarcomas originate in fat cells and ...

For most types of STS and for earlier stages of sarcoma, the treatment is usually similar. People may have surgery alone, or radiation therapy or chemotherapy in addition to surgery. Treatment may ...

Overall, soft tissue sarcoma has a positive 5-year survival rate. This can vary slightly according to age, sex, and treatment type. Soft tissue sarcoma is a general term used to describe cancers that ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Patients diagnosed with a rare cancer called Epithelioid Sarcoma face many challenges that will impact their outcome, beginning with the lengthy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The addition of pembrolizumab to radiation and surgery reduced relapse risk by 43%. Results showed no ...