Researchers at the University of Iowa are investigating the potential of using photodynamic therapy, a type of cancer treatment that uses high-frequency light and photosensitizing agents, to combat ...

Soft tissue sarcoma is metastatic if it has spread to areas in the body away from the location of the original tumor. Soft tissue sarcoma may spread through the bloodstream or lymphatic system to ...

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA)-- Researchers at the University of California Los Angeles found that certain cancer treatments may be shortened without lowering its effectiveness. The new study focused on soft ...

University of Maryland School of Medicine researchers are investigating a new approach to treat high-risk soft-tissue sarcomas by combining two immunotherapy drugs with radiation therapy to stimulate ...

Histotripsy does more than mechanically break down tumours. When tumour cells are fragmented, they release cellular debris ...

Causes of Soft Tissue Sarcoma:The exact soft tissue sarcoma causes remain unclear, but several risk factors have been identified. These include a family history of inherited conditions such as ...

Soft tissue sarcomas are cancers that develop in your body’s soft tissues like muscle, fat, tendons, or cartilage. Your legs are the most common place they develop. The American Cancer Society ...

Surgery is the primary treatment for soft tissue sarcoma. It aims to remove cancerous tumors from tissues like muscle and fat. The type of surgery needed depends on the tumor’s characteristics, ...

A new study found that treating soft tissue sarcoma with radiation over a significantly shorter period of time is safe, and likely just as effective, as a much longer conventional course of treatment.

GlaxoSmithKline‘s (NYSE:GSK) kidney cancer drug Votrient now has U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval to treat another indication — advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Drug approval means that ...

A soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a malignant tumor that starts in soft tissue such as muscle, deep skin tissues, cartilage, or fat. It often occurs as a lump in the arm, although it can happen anywhere.