Please use these patient education resources to expand your knowledge of sarcomas and extend your care experience at Duke.

• Types of Sarcoma
  There are more than 50 types of sarcoma, and tumors can occur in any part of the body, although half of them develop in the arms and legs.
• Sarcoma Risk Factors
  Most sarcomas cannot be traced to a specific cause. But certain disease or environmental exposures can increase risk of developing sarcoma.
• Sarcoma Symptoms
  In the early stages, sarcomas may show no symptoms at all. Sarcomas of the soft tissue may show only a painless mass.
• Stages of Soft Tissue Sarcoma
  The stage of soft tissue sarcoma is determined by the size of the tumor, whether or not the cancer is superficial or deep, if it has spread to the lymph nodes or to others parts of the body.