Sarcoma & Bone Cancer Awareness Month
July is sarcoma and bone cancer awareness month and although a quite rare group of diseases, sarcomas and bone cancers affect some sixteen thousand people in the United States every year. Sarcomas are a group of cancers that affect the bones and soft tissues of the body. The American Cancer Society estimates that about 13,190 new soft tissue sarcomas will be diagnosed and about 3,190 new cases of bone cancers will be diagnosed in 2022. This includes both children and adults as typically cancer of the bones and joints are diagnosed among teenagers while soft tissue affect those 55 years or older. Some 5,350 and 2,060 people are expected to die from soft tissue and bone sarcomas, respectively.
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