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Synovial Sarcoma Essay

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Part Two of Human Karyotyping Activity: Synovial Sarcoma Synovial Sarcoma is a type of soft tissue cancer that is one of the rarest forms of soft tissue caner in the world that causes various tumors on different places of the body. Although there is not currently an indicator of what the cause of synovial sarcoma is, it is known that the cancer affects chromosome 18. It is reported that various parts of chromosome 18 switch places with chromosome X in the tumor cancer cells, and therefore there is a ‘mutant’ gene as a result, (Ferrari, Collini, and Espesset) which will continue to spread as mitosis continues to create more cells when it divides. For the disorder, since this type of cancer can affect different areas of soft tissue and there …show more content…

The most common treatments are: surgery- to remove the cancerous tissue and even the limb if necessary, radiation therapy- shooting high powered beams of energy into the cancerous cells, chemotherapy- a drug treatment used to kill cancerous cells, or targeted drug treatment- which blocks certain chemical signals from occurring and is also a bit newer (Mayo Clinic Staff). Unfortunately, one must also consider what stage the cancer has advanced to, for if it has reached somewhere such as stage II, III, IV, it may be very difficult or nearly impossible to treat it and be successful since the cancer is do advanced. It is advised to make healthier choices such as eating better, exercising, and resting, but most people are also advised with doing that also (American Cancer …show more content…

Most of the time, as regarding how sick it makes you depends on what stage the cancer has advance to, ranging from stage I to IV. For the morbidity or the state of having the disease in the population, it only occurs in 1 to 3 individuals within a population of a million individuals (Ferrari, Collini, and Espesset). As for mortality, of the number of people who have died from it, is determined by the stage the cancer is currently in (note- included survival rate since more positive perspective). For the overall survival rate within 5 years, it has ranged from 36-76% of individuals have survived with various treatments (St. Jude Research Staff). If one is looking at the survival rates for the major affected areas, the arms and legs, within a time span of 5 years for each stage are as followed: Stage I: 90%, Stage II: 81%, Stage III: 56%, Stage IV: N/A (American Cancer Society). Overall, just like any form of cancer, synovial sarcoma is not fully understood nor is it always positively curable, but this rare soft tissue cancer does have options to fight for survival, and more to come in the near

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