Sarcoma cancer

Sarcoma cancer,

In the, early, stages, soft-tissue, cancer, usually,

do, not, cause, symptoms,

Because, soft tissue, is relatively, elastic,

tumors, can grow, rather large, pushing ,aside, normal, tissue,

before, they are, felt, or cause, any problems,

The first, noticeable, symptom, is usually, a painless, lump,

or swelling,

As the tumor, grows, it may cause, other symptoms,

such as pain, or soreness,

as it presses, against, nearby, nerves, and muscles,

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Risk factor known

Most, cancers, are not associated, with, any known, risk,

factors, or identifiable, etiology,

There, are some exceptions,

workers, who are exposed, to chlorophenols, in

wood preservatives, and phenoxy, herbicides,

may have an increased, risk, of developing, soft-tissue, cancer,

An unusual, percentage, of patients, with a rare, blood, vessel,

tumor, angiosarcoma, of the liver,

have been exposed, to vinyl, chloride, in their work,

This substance, is used in the manufacture, of certain,

plastics, notably PVC,

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Early 1900s

the early, 1900s,

when scientists, were just, discovering,

the potential, uses of radiation, to treat disease,

little, was known, about safe, dosage, levels,

and precise, methods, of delivery,

At that time, radiation, was used, to treat, a variety,

of noncancerous, medical, problems,

including, enlargement, of the tonsils, adenoids, and thymus,

gland, later, researchers, found,

that high doses of radiation,

caused, soft-tissue, sarcomas, in some patients,

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Radiation Therapy

Radiation, therapy,

may be used, either, before, surgery, to shrink, tumors,

or after, surgery, to kill, any cancer, cells, that may have

been left, behind, in some cases,

Chemotherapy, may be used with radiation, therapy,

either before, or after surgery,

to try to shrink, the tumor, or kill, any remaining,

cancer, cells,

Sarcoma cancer

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