July is Sarcoma Awareness Month!!!

Many people don't know what Sarcoma is. Even I had to do a little research. Here are the facts; Sarcoma is also know as Adult Soft Tissue Cancer. There are two types of Sarcoma, Bone Sarcomas and Soft Tissue Sarcomas.

Soft Tissue Sarcomas come from soft tissues like fat, muscle, nerves, fibrous tissues, blood vessels, and deep skin tissues. They can be found in any part of the body. Not all Sarcomas are cancerous, in fact, many Sarcomas are not cancerous. For example, a lipoma is nothing more than a benign fat tumor.

Unfortunately, there are about fifty different types of Sarcoma and many of them are cancerous. :(

The risk factors for Sarcoma are being exposed to radiation, genetic syndromes, a damaged lymph system, being exposed to certain chemicals, and injury to certain areas of the body.

The only known way to prevent Sarcomas is to avoid exposure to the risk factors above. However, many Sarcomas develop without being provoked.



Keep Fighting!!!! :D

P.S. The American Cancer Society's records show that Colorectal Cancer awareness has helped to dramatically decrease the amount of this cancers cases! Yay! =D