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CANCER & TREATMENTS SUPPORT & SURVIVORSHIP PREVENTION & RISK ASSESSMENT CLINICAL TRIALS & RESEARCH LIVING WITH CANCER | |
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Soft Tissue, Connective Tissue & Bone CancersDefinition"Sarcoma" is a term used to describe a whole family of cancers that arise in the body's connective tissues, which include fat, muscle, blood vessels, deep skin tissues, nerves, bones and cartilage. It's a cancer that grows in the soft tissues of the body, such as in muscle or fat, and occurs equally in men and women.Getting Diagnosed / TreatmentSarcomas are treated at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center's Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Clinic. Research into sarcoma is coordinated by the Sarcoma Research Program. Read more aboutContinue ReadingSarcoma: An Overview is information developed by the physicians in the Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Clinic.The U-M Health System also has more information about sarcoma as part of its Healthwise Knowledgebase. Learn more - this link takes you to the U-M Health System website. |
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Note: Sometimes cancer cells relocate to the bone. Prostate, breast, and lung cancers are most likely to spread. Learn more about this type of bone cancer. See also:
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