Sarcoma Awareness Month July 1st to 31st


Sarcoma, also known as the ‘forgotten cancer’, accounts for almost 1% of all cancers. Sarcoma is the general term for a broad group of cancers that begin in the bones and in the soft (also called connective) tissues. They can affect almost any part of the body. 

In general, patients with a bone or soft tissue diagnosis tend to be younger than the majority of cancer patients and has non-specific presentations like a lump that can be felt through the skin that may or may not be painful, bone pain, a broken bone that happens unexpectedly, such as with a minor injury or no injury at all, abdominal pain, weight loss.

The prognosis and treatment differs markedly between the histological subtypes. Fast histological diagnosis and grading are therefore essential for treatment decisions and improvement of patient’s outcome.

People can survive sarcoma if their cancer is diagnosed early, when treatments can be effective and before the sarcoma has spread to other parts of the body. It is vital that patients be referred to a specialist team as early as possible.

Many sarcoma survivors go through isolation, anger, depression, and anxiety, related to the disease process and the psychosocial impact of the illness. Delayed diagnosis and treatment often leads to clinical features of anxiety, depression and post traumatic disorder, due to poor prognosis.

We at The Beautiful Mind are available to assist and help patients go through the treatment process, easing their pain and discomfort.

‘Healing Minds, Mending Hearts towards fruitful living!’

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