Roman Grosiberg, MD, Medical Oncologist and Director of the Sarcoma Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey/RWJBarnabas Health, gives an overview of sarcomas.
Sarcomas are rare cancers that develop in the bones and soft tissues, including fat, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, deep skin tissues and fibrous tissues. According to the National Cancer Institute, about 12,000 cases of soft tissue sarcomas and 3,000 cases of bone sarcomas are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. However, as there are hundreds of subtypes of sarcomas, each one represents a small fraction of the general cancer population. As Dr. Grosiberg explains, bone sarcomas are more common among children while soft tissue sarcomas are more prevalent in adults. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors are more common than most sarcomas but are also often misthought to be gastrointestinal cancers.
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