Liposarcoma is one of the most commonly diagnosed soft tissue sarcomas, accounting for approximately 12.8% of all sarcomas

My brother was diagnosed with Myxiod Liposarcoma in February of 2016. He fought it for a little over two years before he passed on April 14 2018

In their early stages, soft tissue sarcomas rarely display any symptoms other than a painless lump. This is how my brother’s Sarcoma started

Sarcoma is considered one of the deadliest rare cancers

In a Swedish study, the 15 or more different forms of sarcoma studied were found to be caused by mutations in the FET family of proteins. This now gives oncologists a solid target upon which to aim their efforts, and could clear the way for some type of screening technology

Between 1,500 and 1,700 children are diagnosed with a bone or soft tissue sarcoma in the U.S. each year. This makes up about 15% of cancers in children under the age of 20.

Common areas soft tissue sarcoma tumors grow in include the legs, hands, arms, head, neck, chest, shoulders, abdomen and hips. Sarcomas are notorious for recurring and metastasizing

If a Soft tissue Sarcoma is caught early and not left its point of origin, the survival rate can be as high as 81%; if the sarcoma spreads to another area of the body, the 5 year survival rate falls to 16%

The overall relative five-year survival rate for people with soft tissue sarcoma is around 65% and for people with bone cancer, the overall relative five-year survival rate is 70%.
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Sarcomas are divided into two main subgroups, soft tissue sarcomas and bone sarcoma. They are further sub-classed based on the type of presumed cell of origin found in the tumor

Sarcoma is actually an umbrella term for over 50 cancers originating in the skeleton or soft tissue parts of the body.

Because they are so rare and can take multiple forms in multiple locations, sarcomas are difficult to detect and often misdiagnosed.

Deemed a “forgotten cancer” because of its rarity, sarcomas are cancers that start in bone, muscle, connective tissue, blood vessels or fat, and can be found anywhere in the body.

At any one time over 50,000 patients and their families are dealing with Sarcoma with more than 16,000 new diagnoses every year. More than 7,000 people die each year in the US due to a Sarcoma Cancer