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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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News
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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
- Kidney Transplantation Linked With Increased Risk Of Various Cancers
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 21 Dec 2006 09:00 EST
- Teaching Hospitals How to Listen
Washington Post - Tue, 12 Dec 2006 05:00 EST
- Ewing's Sarcoma - Apoptotic And Anti-angiogenic Therapies Work Better Together Than Alone
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 13 Nov 2006 08:00 EST
Clinical Trials
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- Surgery With or Without Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Lung Metastases From Soft Tissue Sarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002764 - Active, not recruiting
adult soft tissue sarcoma; ovarian sarcoma; kidney tumor; uterine sarcoma
- GW786034 In Patients With Relapsed Or Refractory Soft Tissue Sarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00297258 - Active, not recruiting
Sarcoma; Leiomyosarcoma; Adipocytic Tumors; Synovial Sarcoma
- Combination Chemotherapy and Dexrazoxane Followed by Surgery and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcoma or Recurrent Bone Sarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00544778 - Active, not recruiting
Sarcoma
- Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002641 - Active, not recruiting
adult soft tissue sarcoma; clear cell sarcoma of the kidney; ovarian sarcoma; Pheochromocytoma; uterine sarcoma
- Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Sarcoma
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00002526 - Active, not recruiting
stage IVB adult soft tissue sarcoma; stage III uterine sarcoma; stage IV uterine sarcoma; stage IVA adult soft tissue sarcoma; ...

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