Causes & Treatment of Soft Tissue Cancer

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Learn AboutSoft Tissue Cancer

• Causes, Symptoms and its treatment options

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What is Soft Tissue Cancer?

• Soft tissue sarcomas are a group of rare cancers
  affecting the tissues that connect, support and
  surround other body structures and organs.
• Tissues that can be affected by soft tissue
  sarcomas include fat, muscle, blood vessels, deep
  skin tissues, tendons and ligaments.
• Soft tissue sarcomas can develop in almost any
  part of the body, including the legs, arms and
  trunk.

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Types of Soft Tissue Cancer

• 1) Leiomyosarcoma develops in muscle
  tissue.
• 2) Liposarcoma develops in fat tissue.
• 3) Angiosarcoma develops in the cells of
  the blood or lymph glands.
• 4) Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs)
  develop in the connective tissues that support
  the organs of the digestive system.

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Causes of Soft Tissue Cancer

• 1) Age Soft tissue sarcomas can occur at
  any age, including in children, but are more
  common in middle-aged or elderly people and your
  risk increases as you get older.
• 2) Certain genetic conditions Some genetic
  conditions, such as neurofibromatosis type 1 and
  retinoblastoma, are associated with an increased
  risk of soft tissue sarcomas.
• 3) Previous radiotherapy Some people who
  have previously had radiotherapy for another type
  of cancer go on to develop a soft tissue sarcoma,
  often many years later.
• 4) Exposure to certain chemicals Exposure
  to some chemicals, including vinyl chloride,
  dioxins and phenoxyacetic herbicides, has been
  associated with increased rates of soft tissue
  sarcomas.

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Treatments for Soft Tissue Cancer

• Surgery
• It is the main treatment for soft tissue
  sarcomas that are diagnosed at an early stage. It
  usually involves removing the tumour along with a
  section of surrounding healthy tissue. This will
  help ensure no cancer cells are left behind.
• Radiotherapy
• In some sarcomas, radiotherapy is used before or
  after surgery to improve the chance of cure. This
  is carried out using a machine that directs beams
  of radiation at a small treatment area.
• Chemotherapy
• Chemotherapyis very occasionally used before
  surgery to shrink a tumour and make it easier to
  remove. This involves being given anti-cancer
  medication directly into a vein (intravenously).

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