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- Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the cancer.Surgery with radiation therapy, before or after the surgery.High-dose radiation therapy followed by surgery and radiation therapy. If cancer is found in the head or neck or in the abdomen or chest, treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the cancer possibly followed by radiation therapy. Radiation therapy followed by surgery.Radiation therapy. Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the...
National Cancer Institute
- Synovial Sarcoma
Key Points Synovial sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that occurs most often around the joints in the legs and arms. Pain and tenderness are the most common symptoms, usually accompanied by a swelling or mass. Synovial sarcomas are found more often in adolescents and young adults than in older people, and slightly more often in men than in women. Children and adults are encouraged to enroll in clinical trials (research studies with people) exploring new and more effective treatments. Synovial...
- Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
Treatment depends on the type of soft tissue sarcoma. If your infant or young child has fibrosarcoma or hemangiopericytoma or if your child has desmoid tumor or angiomatoid malignant fibrous histiocytoma, treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove all of the cancer. Sometimes a second operation must be done to be sure that all the tumor has been removed, or if the tumor comes back following treatment.Surgery to remove the cancer followed by radiation therapy (if a second surgery...
National Cancer Institute
- Kaposi's Sarcoma Treatment
Treatment may be one of the following: Radiation therapy. Local excision. Systemic or intralesional chemotherapy. Chemotherapy plus radiation therapy. Depending on the patient's condition, the cancer may be controlled if immunosuppressive drugs are stopped. If the patient cannot stop taking these drugs or if this does not work, treatment may be one of the following: Radiation therapy. A clinical trial of chemotherapy. Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery (local excision,...
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- Uterine Sarcoma Treatment
Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the uterus, fallopian tubes and the ovaries, and some of the lymph nodes in the pelvis and abdomen (total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and lymph node dissection)Total abdominal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and lymph node dissection, followed by radiation therapy to the pelvis.Surgery followed by chemotherapy.Surgery followed by radiation therapy. Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery...
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- Sarcoma Foundation of America - http://www.curesarcoma.org/
- Center for Uterine Fibroids - http://www.fibroids.net/html/frameset.htm
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- National Uterine Fibroid Foundation - http://www.nuff.org
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- Childhood Cancer Survivors At Increased Risk Of Sarcoma
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Childhood Cancer Survivors At Increased Risk Of Sarcoma
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Less-Invasive Uterine Fibroid Treatment As Effective As Hysterectomy, Myomectomy, Study Says
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 29 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
- Medical Knowledge Institute Organises First Oncology Seminar In Cooperation With The International Union Against Cancer
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- New Nonsurgical Option For Women Suffering From Painful Fibroid Tumors
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
Clinical Trials
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- Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Advanced Cancer of the Uterus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002993 - Active, not recruiting
recurrent uterine sarcoma; stage III uterine sarcoma; stage IV uterine sarcoma
- Radiation Therapy Compared With Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Uterus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002546 - Active, not recruiting
stage I uterine sarcoma; stage II uterine sarcoma; stage III uterine sarcoma; stage IV uterine sarcoma; uterine carcinosarcoma
- Ifosfamide With or Without Paclitaxel in Treating Patients With Advanced, Refractory, or Recurrent Cancer of the Uterus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00003128 - Active, not recruiting
stage III uterine sarcoma; stage IV uterine sarcoma; recurrent uterine sarcoma; uterine carcinosarcoma
- Radiation Therapy or No Further Treatment Following Surgery in Treating Patients With Cancer of the Uterus
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002459 - Active, not recruiting
uterine leiomyosarcoma; uterine carcinosarcoma; stage II uterine sarcoma; Endometrial Stromal Sarcoma; stage I uterine sarcoma
- Docetaxel, Gemcitabine, and Filgrastim (G-CSF) or Pegfilgrastim in Treating Patients With Advanced, Persistent, or Recurrent Uterine Leiomyosarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00101127 - Active, not recruiting
recurrent uterine sarcoma; stage III uterine sarcoma; stage IV uterine sarcoma; uterine leiomyosarcoma

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