Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment: Understanding Your Options

Getting a soft tissue sarcoma diagnosis in undoubtedly frightening — but first off, know that you can fight it. “This is a curable cancer,” says Richard Bakst, MD, a radiation oncologist at Mount Sinai Hospital. That’s why it’s important for patients with soft tissue sarcoma, a type of cancer that forms from soft tissues which connect and support other tissues in the body (like the muscles, tendons, nerves, and blood vessels), to know their treatment options so they can work with their doctor to find the best treatment path for their disease.

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Brittany Doohan

Brittany Doohan was the Content Director at HealthiNation and is currently the Editorial Director at Medscape. Through her work with Medscape, she won a Silver Telly Award in May 2022 for "Sleepless Nation: A Public Health Epidemic — Episode 2: A Decade Without a Diagnosis." She has worked in health journalism and video production for more than 8 years, and loves the challenge of explaining complex topics in an easy-to-understand and creative way.

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Sanjai Sinha, MD, is a board-certified physician with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in internal medicine.

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