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Research Paper On Sarcoma

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Sarcoma is a cancerous disease which develops from the soft tissues and or bone of the human body. Given this, sarcomas have been divided into two general groups: soft tissue sarcoma (STS) and osteosarcoma. STS may develop from soft tissues such as muscle, fat, nerves, blood vessels, or deep skin tissues. Sarcomas may spread throughout the body or may stay in one place. Furthermore, being affected by a cancerous disease causes proliferation of the connective tissue and or organs causing lumps to be formed. Given the status of the lumps they may be identified as various types. STS is a very rare cancer with approximation of about 1% among adults and 15% among the children. There has been no identification of definite causes but risk factors

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