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Anyone had immunotherapy for treating soft tissue sarcoma?
I have soft tissue sarcoma cancer in my left thigh. Competed radiation therapy, now scheduled for surgery. The oncologist said my age limits my ability for chemotherapy, the surgeon said there is evidence of for good recovery result from immunotherapy. The oncologist first said is an avenue for treatment and said perhaps not, because she believes I have an autoimmune deficiency, because of the Colitis disease I had and was treated via surgery over a decade ago. The colorectal surgeon said no, the intestines were removed and no autoimmune disease exists from that ailment. Has anyone had experience with using the immunotherapy for treating sarcoma cancer?
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Should mention and oncologist and medical staff who have the background and experience in treating sarcoma cancer, because it a rare form of cancer.
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But are you the child spoken about by nmd78?
No.
Sarcoma is lethal, the worst cancer out there !!!
Make sure that you and your Doctors are all on the same page, and do whatever is necessary
to keep the host sarcoma site from spreading (metastasizing) ... Chemo is not an option for everybody, as your body has to be able to withstand the strain and pressure that Chemo will put in your body.
Most soft tissue Sarcoma's are not good prognosis' , so count yourself as lucky that you have a chance to live, and I truly wish you all the best with your journey...
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I only have lesions on my lower limbs.
I had radiotherapy but the dermatologist forbade radiotherapy.
What does immunotherapy treatment consist of?
Usually with Sarcoma in the limbs, they amputate the limb where the Sarcoma is...
There are 200 + types of Sarcoma, so maybe radiation and chemotherapy could be an option.
What I have learned in my 6 + months of research on Sarcoma, is that if it's caught early enough, it cannot be allowed to spread (Metastasize), as the risk becomes so great that it will spread into the soft tissue behind your lungs or your lungs itself, or to your vertebrae... All of which are untreatable areas and cause complications with other bodily organs and functions...
Sarcoma needs to be treated with unprecedent setting intensity !!!
If you were lucky enough to catch it very early and lucky enough that it is not a high grade Sarcoma with the ability to grow right back, you better find a Doctor that truly knows Sarcoma and can at least treat it and give you some sort of additional life expectancy, otherwise the prognosis is not very good at all, and unfortunately your life expectancy is minimal at best...
And I truly am sorry that you are having to deal with this my friend... May God be with you always and help guide you through this terrible cancer...
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1 ReactionHello jreed117....
I'm not sure of you background, but unless you're a cancer doctor, your 6 months of research does not give you the authority to say..."unfortunately your life expectancy is minimal at best..."!! I would say that "opinion" does a disservice to the poster you're replying to. I believe there's hope with any cancer treatment and many success stories!
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2 ReactionsUnfortunately, the statistics with Sarcoma do not present much optimism...
I wish everyone the best, Cancer sucks !!! Sarcoma sucks even worse !!!
All that I am trying to convey is that Sarcoma has to be caught very early and treated with an
unprecedented urgency to prevent it from spreading...
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2 ReactionsThere are different types. Please discuss this with your doctor.