Cancer that affects the soft tissue of the body including muscles, tendons, fibrous tissues, fat, blood vessels, nerves, and synovial tissues (tissues around joints)typically referred to as a Sarcoma.
Subcategories 19
- Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
- Angiosarcomas
- Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney
- Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans
- Desmoid Tumor
- Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
- Epithelioid Sarcoma
- Extraosseous Ewing
- Fibrosarcoma
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Related categories 1
Sites 15
- Cure Sarcoma Jp Information about research into using gene therapy to treat sarcoma. Includes bulletin board, donations, weblog, and links. [Japanese and English]
- Connective Tissue Oncology Society International group comprised of physicians and scientists with a primary interest in the tumors of connective tissues.
- Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation Aimed at providing education, increasing awareness, fostering research and offering support. Located in Houston, Texas.
- Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Fund Non-profit offers information, education, events, volunteer opportunities and family support. Located in Minnesota.
- Kristen Ann Carr Sarcoma Forum Non-profit offers information, newsletter, events, volunteer opportunities and support for specialist training. Headquartered in New York City.
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Soft-Tissue Sarcoma Information about sarcoma, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, treatment, clinical trials, support, and oncology team.
- Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Provides cellular, stage, treatment, and recurrent information about this cancer in adults.
- Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment and general information concerning metastic, non-metastic, and recurrent disease.
- Entrez PubMed: Soft Tissue Sarcoma National Library of Medicine provides access to cancer research journals online.
- NCI: Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment Provides informative summary about the treatment of childhood soft tissue sarcomas.
- PubMed: The Risk of Developing Second Cancers Among Survivors of Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma. Published article about study done on children with soft tissue sarcoma who later develop a second cancer.
- What are Soft Tissue Sarcomas? Provides a description of disease, treatment options, diagnosis, stages, and resource information.
- NHS Choices: Kaposi's Sarcoma Provides information on this type of cancer. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.
- MedlinePlus: Soft Tissue Sarcoma Information about types, treatment options, news, symptoms, articles, clinical trials, directories, statistics, organizations, and research.
- NCI: Soft Tissue Sarcoma Gateway for information about soft tissue sarcomas. Includes treatments, literature, research, definition, clinical trials, statistics, and causes.