Treatment of Sarcoma
The following treatment options can be used for sarcomas:
Surgery - the most common sarcoma treatment. It aims to remove the tumor and even some of the normal surrounding tissue. A biopsy sample is often taken at the same time to confirm the exact type of tumor.
Radiation therapy - this destroys cancer cells and may be done in addition to surgery, before or after the operation.
Chemotherapy - this could also be used in addition to surgery, though less often than radiation therapy.
Some soft tissue sarcomas have other available treatments, such as specific drug treatments, gene-targeted therapies, or biological therapies such as immunotherapy.
Treatment choice and intensity are also guided by the stage and grade of cancer, by the size of the tumor, and extent of any spread.