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? 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

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. 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.

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 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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Here goes! Our first Twitter #journalclub. In this review, Yasmin, @RodTMitchell & Lane discuss fertility preservation in young people with haematological malignancies. They raise a number of really important points, and areas for further development. #AYACancerIE 1/2 Let's get started,
#Question1 what are the barriers to discussing fertility with a young patient who has been newly diagnosed with cancer?
Remember, answer in line & tag #AYACancerIE in your replies so we don't miss any! 2/2