| | | | | - Pain may be relieved by rest / not putting weight |
| Sarcoma Cancer | | | | on the affected limb. |
| What is What is Sarcoma Cancer ? | | | | - Symptoms similar to those of injuries, bursitis, |
| A sarcoma is basically a cancer that is of the | | | | arthritis or benign bony tumors, so diagnosis is |
| connective or supportive tissue, which are basically a | | | | difficult. |
| bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels and soft | | | | |
| tissue. This term is derived from the Greek word, | | | | Diagnosis of Sarcoma Cancer |
| which means 'fleshy growth'. Sarcomas are also | | | | The only reliable way to determine if a soft tissue |
| referred to Bone tumours but they belong to an | | | | tumor is benign or cancerous is through a surgical |
| entirely different category, due to their different | | | | biopsy. During this procedure, your doctor makes an |
| experimental and infinitesimal distinctiveness and they | | | | incision or uses a special needle to remove a sample |
| are also treated another way. One of the most | | | | of tumor tissue. A pathologist examines the tissue |
| common childhoods bone cancers are known as | | | | under a microscope. If cancer is present, the |
| Osteogenic sarcoma or osteosarcoma. In adults Soft | | | | pathologist can usually determine the type of cancer |
| tissue sarcomas are seen as being more common | | | | and its grade. The grade of the tumor is determined |
| than would be usually found in children. | | | | by how abnormal the cells appear when examined |
| | | | | under a microscope. The grade predicts the probable |
| Types of Soft Tissue Sarcoma | | | | growth rate of the tumor and its tendency to |
| There are many types of soft tissue sarcoma, and | | | | spread. Low-grade sarcomas... |
| they tend to grow and develop differently. The most | | | | |
| common types are described below. Your doctor will | | | | Treatment of Sarcoma Cancer in India |
| be able to give you more details about which type of | | | | Treatment options for soft tissue sarcomas include |
| sarcoma you have. Each type of sarcoma is named | | | | surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. The |
| after the type of cell from which it has grown, rather | | | | specific treatment plan for your child will depend on |
| than the part of the body in which it started... | | | | the stage of the cancer, which is based on size and |
| | | | | grade of the tumor and whether it has spread to |
| Sarcoma Cancer Risk Factors | | | | other parts of the body. |
| Age : - Soft tissue sarcoma can be diagnosed at any | | | | |
| age, but is more likely to develop in people over 30. | | | | Surgery for Sarcoma Cancer in India : - Surgery is the |
| | | | | most common treatment for soft tissue sarcomas. |
| Radiation : - Radiotherapy given as a treatment for | | | | Your doctor may remove the cancer and a safe |
| other cancers can sometimes cause a sarcoma to | | | | margin of healthy tissue around it. Depending on the |
| develop years after the original treatment. This is | | | | size and location of the sarcoma.. |
| because the radiation can affect healthy tissue in the | | | | |
| treated area. A radiation induced sarcoma will not | | | | Radiation Therapy for Sarcoma Cancer in India : - |
| usually develop for at least 10 years after the original | | | | Radiation therapy is treatment with high-dose X-rays, |
| treatment. This is quite rare... | | | | given before surgery to shrink tumors or after |
| | | | | surgery to kill any cancer cells that may have been |
| Family history : - | | | | left behind... |
| There are a few rare genetic conditions that can | | | | |
| increase your risk of getting a sarcoma. | | | | Chemotherapy for Sarcoma Cancer in India : - |
| These are :- | | | | Chemotherapy is treatment with anti-cancer drugs. |
| - Neurofibromatosis. | | | | Chemotherapy may be used to shrink tumors and |
| - Li-Fraumeni syndrome. | | | | make the tumor more accessible for removal by |
| - Retinoblastoma. | | | | surgery or radiation treatment, or sometimes both. If |
| | | | | the cancer has spread to other areas of the body, |
| It is very unlikely that any of these conditions run in | | | | treatment is more difficult... |
| your family and you do not know about it. Any | | | | |
| genetic condition can crop up in a family that has not | | | | Please log on to : |
| had it before. But this is extremely rare. It happens | | | | Send your query : Get a Quote |
| because the same genetic fault that causes the | | | | |
| disease to run in families has occurred randomly in a | | | | We Care Core Values |
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| Symptoms of Sarcoma Cancer | | | | Having the industry’s most elaborate and |
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| - Progressing pain and/or swelling and fever may | | | | With a ratio of one Patient Care Manager to five |
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| - Pain may be worse at night. | | | | across the sub continent. |