If you have just received a diagnosis—or you are helping someone you love—you do not need to make sense of everything at once. Start with a plain-language guide to the diagnosis, staging, treatment decisions, supportive care, and questions worth taking to the next appointment.
These plain-language groups help narrow the complete A–Z list.
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Sarcoma is a broad family of cancers that arise in bone or soft tissues such as muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons, and connective tissue. There are many subtypes with different biology, age patterns,…
Soft tissue sarcoma is a diverse group of cancers arising in muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood or lymph vessels, nerves, tendons, and related tissues. Tumors can occur anywhere, commonly in the limbs, trunk, abdomen,…
Stomach, or gastric, cancer usually begins in mucus-producing cells of the stomach lining and is most often adenocarcinoma. Early symptoms can resemble common digestive problems, while later disease may cause persistent pain, vomiting, bleeding,…
These guides provide general educational information. They cannot determine a diagnosis or treatment plan. Discuss symptoms, test results, and treatment decisions with qualified clinicians who know your situation.
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