Soft tissue sarcomas
This section will help you to find
out more about soft tissue sarcomas and the help and support available
for anyone affected by them. You will find any local links available at the top of the page followed by links to national and international organisations.
Some sarcomas start in the bone. These include: Osteosarcoma, Ewings sarcoma, Chondrosarcoma, Spindle cell sarcoma, Chordoma and Angiosarcoma. You can find information about these cancers in the Primary bone cancer section.
Link:Information prescription service
Produced by:NHS Choices
The information prescriptions service (IPS) brings together information from NHS choices and their charity partners, enabling you to create an information prescription, either yourself or with a healthcare professional. You can register so the information you have on your prescription can be saved for you to return to whenever you need it. This page of the NHS choices website is where you can start an information prescription, find out more about the service, or log in to retrieve a prescription you already have.
Link:Maggie's centres: where to find us
Produced by:Maggie's
Maggie’s Centres offer free, comprehensive support for people with cancer, their families and friends
Find out more about where our centres are located and what they offer.
Link:Sarcoma UK
Produced by:Sarcoma UK
Sarcoma UK was founded in 1999 to provide information and support for sarcoma patients in the UK.
une 2011 marks the joining together of The Sarcoma Trust and Sarcoma UK; becoming one new charity for sarcoma patients, carers, and relatives – retaining the name Sarcoma UK.
Link:Soft tissue sarcomas
Produced by:Macmillan Cancer Support
Information on soft tissue sarcomas, including how they are diagnosed, treatments you might have, possible side effects and how to get further support.
Link:Soft tissue sarcomas
Produced by:CancerHelp UK
This section of CancerHelp UK is all about soft tissue sarcomas - cancers of the supporting tissues of the body: the muscles, nerves, fat, blood vessels and deep skin tissues. There is information on symptoms and causes, treatment, living with soft tissue sarcomas and current research.
Link:Soft Tissue Sarcomas: incidence and survival rates in England
Produced by:National Cancer Intelligence network (NCIN)
This link will help you to find out more about the different types of soft tissue sarcomas and how often they occur. Please note this section also has information on survivaal statistics, these are general figures and should not be applied to an individual situation.
Link:Adult soft tissue cancer
Produced by:American Cancer Society
Learn about sarcoma - adult soft tissue cancer, risk factors, prevention, treatment, and more.
Page last edited: 29 July 2011
