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July is Sarcoma Awareness Month

The American Cancer Society estimates about 10,660 new soft tissue sarcomas will be diagnosed in 2009 (5,780 cases in males and 4,880 cases in females). These statistics include both adults and children. Of those diagnosed, about 3,820 Americans (1,960 males and 1,860 females) are expected to die of this cancer.

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"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.

Read Sarcoma: An Overview to learn more.

Additional information is also available on the sarcoma information page part of the U-M Health System's Healthwise Knowledgebase.

 

Resources

Sarcoma Alliance

Sarcoma Foundation of America

Sarcoma Information from the National Cancer Institute

Sarcoma Information from the American Cancer Society

 

Get Involved

E-mail groups
SARCOMA
an e-mail discussion group for Sarcoma patients and families.

SARCOMA-MED
an e-mail discussion group for medical questions about Sarcomas.

Help Research
View the clinical trials on Engage

 

You Are Not Alone

U-M PsychOncology Program

Patient Support Organizations

Sarcoma Alliance

The Life Raft Group


 Speak with a Cancer nurse: 1-800-865-1125
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:

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center
1500 East Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109

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