Liposarcoma is one of the most commonly diagnosed soft tissue sarcomas, accounting for approximately 12.8% of all sarcomas

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In their early stages, soft tissue sarcomas rarely display any symptoms other than a painless lump. This is how my brother’s Sarcoma started

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Sarcoma is considered one of the deadliest rare cancers

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In a Swedish study, the 15 or more different forms of sarcoma studied were found to be caused by mutations in the FET family of proteins. This now gives oncologists a solid target upon which to aim their efforts, and could clear the way for some type of screening technology

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Between 1,500 and 1,700 children are diagnosed with a bone or soft tissue sarcoma in the U.S. each year. This makes up about 15% of cancers in children under the age of 20.

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Common areas soft tissue sarcoma tumors grow in include the legs, hands, arms, head, neck, chest, shoulders, abdomen and hips. Sarcomas are notorious for recurring and metastasizing

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If a Soft tissue Sarcoma is caught early and not left its point of origin, the survival rate can be as high as 81%; if the sarcoma spreads to another area of the body, the 5 year survival rate falls to 16%

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Sarcomas are rare in adults and make up approximately 1% of all adult cancer diagnoses but are relatively more common among children representing about 15% of all childhood cancers.

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Sarcomas are divided into two main subgroups, soft tissue sarcomas and bone sarcoma. They are further sub-classed based on the type of presumed cell of origin found in the tumor

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