Directory of Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resources

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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

• 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
• Granulocytic Sarcoma
• Hemangioendothelioma
• Leiomyosarcoma
• Liposarcomas
• Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Synovial Sarcoma
• Uterine Sarcoma

Resources in This Category

• Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma

  http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/CDR0000062820.html
  Provides cellular, stage, treatment, and recurrent information about this cancer in adults.

• Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation

  http://www.sarcomacancer.org/
  Aimed at providing education, increasing awareness, fostering research and offering support. Located in Houston, Texas.

• Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma

  http://www.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/CDR0000062934.html
  Treatment and general information concerning metastic, non-metastic, and recurrent disease.

• Connective Tissue Oncology Society

  http://www.ctos.org/
  International group comprised of physicians and scientists with a primary interest in the tumors of connective tissues.

• Cure Sarcoma Jp

  http://www.curesarcoma.jp/
  Information about research into using gene therapy to treat sarcoma. Includes bulletin board, donations, weblog, and links. [Japanese and English]

• Entrez PubMed: Soft Tissue Sarcoma

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&cmd=search&term=%22soft+tissue+sarcoma%22
  National Library of Medicine provides access to cancer research journals online.

• Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Fund

  http://www.reininsarcoma.org/
  Non-profit offers information, education, events, volunteer opportunities and family support. Located in Minnesota.

• Kristen Ann Carr Sarcoma Forum

  http://www.sarcoma.com/
  Non-profit offers information, newsletter, events, volunteer opportunities and support for specialist training. Headquartered in New York City.

• MedlinePlus: Soft Tissue Sarcoma

  https://medlineplus.gov/softtissuesarcoma.html
  Information about types, treatment options, news, symptoms, articles, clinical trials, directories, statistics, organizations, and research.

• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center: Soft-Tissue Sarcoma

  http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/435.cfm
  Information about sarcoma, symptoms, diagnosis, staging, treatment, clinical trials, support, and oncology team.

• NCI: Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment

  http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/child-soft-tissue-sarcoma/patient
  Provides informative summary about the treatment of childhood soft tissue sarcomas.

• NCI: Soft Tissue Sarcoma

  https://www.cancer.gov/types/soft-tissue-sarcoma
  Gateway for information about soft tissue sarcomas. Includes treatments, literature, research, definition, clinical trials, statistics, and causes.

• NHS Choices: Kaposi's Sarcoma

  http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/Kaposis-sarcoma/
  Provides information on this type of cancer. Includes a short video and details of symptoms, causes, diagnosis and treatment.

• PubMed: The Risk of Developing Second Cancers Among Survivors of Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma.

  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15852362
  Published article about study done on children with soft tissue sarcoma who later develop a second cancer.

• What are Soft Tissue Sarcomas?

  http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancertypes/Softtissuesarcomas/Aboutsofttissuesarcomas/Softtissuesarcomas.aspx
  Provides a description of disease, treatment options, diagnosis, stages, and resource information.

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