You're not on the wrong site or saying to leave. I'm just offering suggestions that may or may not be beneficial. I briefly looked into osteosarcoma, for a blogger friend in Austrailia looking for help, and found some support groups, books, info, treatments, relative to his disease. Some things seem the same between the two like some chemo's used, not all. if radiated by IMRT in the head and neck, Brachtherpy, IORT, surgery, side effects, stress of course, but some other treatments were not the same, but my friends went to the lung, and I wasn't sure on your type of your sarcoma, not that it matters to me cause I know nothing to really help, and joining another site, in addition to here, researching, may help you. I belong to three different suport groups myself. Your input may help others here. One side effect from radiation treatment, which most had here, I believe, unfortionatly, can be sarcoma in soft tissue in the radiated area years, decades later.

If I come across any info, I can link here. Happy New Year.

Here is a link to the NCCN Guidlines for Soft Tissue Sarcoma for professionals, which most CCC may follow, and will take you step by step in the type of tretmnts based on sub type, area, stage, etc. You may have to register to view or may be able to google a copy available on-line:

http://www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/pdf/sarcoma.pdf

Sarcoma Alliance

Italian Sarcoma Group

Peter Mac Sarcoma Service: http://www.petermac.org/VictorinBoneSoftTissueService

Australian Sarcoma Study Group: http//www.australiansarcomagroup.org/

Books: "Diagnosis and Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma" by Murray F Brennan and Jonathan J. Lewis, who are from MSKCC. I have this on e-book.

"Pediatric and Adolescent Osteosarcoma" Published by Springer. They may have treatment ideas, information, resources, and I this on e-book too.


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