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We are wrapping up our #SarcomaAwareness campaign. Thanks to all who sent in questions and to the experts who took time to answer them 🌻
Today we are looking at questions often posed at the time of diagnosis.
Q1. What are the most common treatment options for sarcoma?
Today we are looking at questions often posed at the time of diagnosis.
Q1. What are the most common treatment options for sarcoma?
This depends on
🔹The stage of the cancer (if it has spread and to what body parts)
🔹The grade (how quickly the cancer cells grow)
🔹The particular type of sarcoma
Surgery alone will remove the cancer and surrounding margins
🔹The stage of the cancer (if it has spread and to what body parts)
🔹The grade (how quickly the cancer cells grow)
🔹The particular type of sarcoma
Surgery alone will remove the cancer and surrounding margins
Radiotherapy is often used before surgery or after surgery
Chemotherapy is often used either before or after surgery
Sometimes surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are combined
Immunotherapy is not a standard of care currently for sarcoma treatment
Chemotherapy is often used either before or after surgery
Sometimes surgery, radiation and chemotherapy are combined
Immunotherapy is not a standard of care currently for sarcoma treatment
Continuing on our Sarcoma 🧵 More expert answers to your questions: Diagnostics
Q1: What are the different types of sarcoma?
There are many different types. Easiest to describe the division into bone, soft tissue and visceral sarcomas that involve organs.
Q1: What are the different types of sarcoma?
There are many different types. Easiest to describe the division into bone, soft tissue and visceral sarcomas that involve organs.
There are overlaps in these groups!
The sarcoma name usually indicates the tissue or cell type the cancer most closely resembles.
But, it gets more complicated...not all sarcomas resemble recognisable cells, this is often the case with diagnosis in younger people.
The sarcoma name usually indicates the tissue or cell type the cancer most closely resembles.
But, it gets more complicated...not all sarcomas resemble recognisable cells, this is often the case with diagnosis in younger people.
Q2:Does one type of sarcoma have better outcomes?
Short answer-not really!
Some sarcomas are very resistant to the treatments we have readily available
Others respond very well to these treatments
While others may respond very well initially but can then become resistant later
Short answer-not really!
Some sarcomas are very resistant to the treatments we have readily available
Others respond very well to these treatments
While others may respond very well initially but can then become resistant later
So begins our 🧵of #sarcoma info - we'll add to it this week. Thank you to our contributors, patient and healthcare provider alike.
Tonight - the MDT meeting - the multidisciplinary team meeting
#sarcoma #ayacsm #SarcomaAwarenessMonth 1/n
Tonight - the MDT meeting - the multidisciplinary team meeting
#sarcoma #ayacsm #SarcomaAwarenessMonth 1/n
Q1: Is there MDT discussion for every sarcoma patient?
A1: Yes, ordinarily there is or should be. Occasionally, if an emergency decision has to be made, the patient will be discussed with other MDT members outside of the regular meeting.
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A1: Yes, ordinarily there is or should be. Occasionally, if an emergency decision has to be made, the patient will be discussed with other MDT members outside of the regular meeting.
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Q2: Who attends the sarcoma MDT?
A2: Specialists in surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy & sarcoma nursing. Pathologists & radiologists also attend. Different doctors dial in to discuss their patients if needed.
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A2: Specialists in surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy & sarcoma nursing. Pathologists & radiologists also attend. Different doctors dial in to discuss their patients if needed.
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#SuperHeroSunday #AtHomeSuperHeroes #PeteBones #UntilTheresACure #StockportWheelchairRacing.
I've finished my 20km challenge this morning,doing it as wolverine didnt really work out very well
Thank you to @clmedilaw @laurabland2017 @LMettersLaw
For your support and the place
I've finished my 20km challenge this morning,doing it as wolverine didnt really work out very well
Thank you to @clmedilaw @laurabland2017 @LMettersLaw
For your support and the place
By doing the training set by my coach, sprint and rest, sprint and rest I completed 21.28km in 1hr16.
#StockportWheelchairRacing
Donations are gratefully received here gf.me/u/yd6bin
#StockportWheelchairRacing
Donations are gratefully received here gf.me/u/yd6bin
I'm also raising funds for the @BCRT the only charity dedicated to #Research and #FindingACure to #PrimaryBoneCancer
#PushingForACure is my special fund set up so my #WheelchairRacing helps others diagnosed with this horrid disease. An expected shortfall of over £690k
#PushingForACure is my special fund set up so my #WheelchairRacing helps others diagnosed with this horrid disease. An expected shortfall of over £690k
