Verified By February 18, 2021
Prevention of bone cancer – Currently, there is no known way to prevent bone cancer. Early detection and correct management is the best chance for cure.
If treated in time and correctly,bone cancer patients usually do better than other cancer patients. On an average 5 year survival rate is 50-60% sometimes repeated surgeries are needed for mechanical reasons.
Overview
Cancer in connective tissue.
1-2% of all cancers, are diagnosed to be soft tissue sarcoma.
Painless swelling that gradually progresses. Sometimes associated with pain due to pressure on vital structures.
Extremities, Head and Neck, Trunk.
Sarcomas could be soft-cystic to hard depending on the location and histology.
It increases and progresses. It metastasize to lungs and other organs in the body.
Yes, it can be cured. But local or systemic relapse can not be predicted or prevented always .
A carcinoma forms in the skin or tissue cells that line the body’s internal organs, such as the kidneys and liver. A sarcoma grows in the body’s connective tissue cells, which include fat, blood vessels, nerves, bones, muscles, deep skin tissues and cartilage.
It can spread in a matter of weeks also depending on grade and histology.
It can affect any age group or family history of cancer.
Soft tissue cancers are diagnosed by MRI and Biopsy.
Surgery is the mainstay. Radiation is often useful. Chemotherapy is rarely useful except specific histologies.
If inadequately treated, there are 70% chances it will recur. If treated adequately, still there are 20% chance of recurrence.
Diet in Calcium rich food for bone health can help.
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