- Soft tissue sarcoma is a rare cancer that can start almost anywhere inside the soft tissue of the body.
- Soft tissues include muscles, fat, blood vessels, ligaments and tendons.
- Soft tissue sarcoma is most common in people over 65 or people who have been treated with radiotherapy in the past.
- How serious soft tissue sarcoma is depends on where it starts in the body, whether it has spread and your general health.
What is soft tissue sarcoma?
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