The cancer has spread from where it started to other parts of the body. It may come back in the area where it started or in another part of the body. There are treatments for all patients with childhood soft tissue sarcoma. Surgery is a common treatment for soft tissue sarcoma. Depending on where the cancer is, the surgeon may take out as much of the cancer as possible, along with some of the normal tissue around it.
Chemotherapy uses drugs to kill cancer cells.
Chemotherapy may be taken by mouth in the form of a pill, or it may be put into the body by a needle in a vein or muscle. Chemotherapy is called a systemic treatment because the drugs enter the bloodstream, travel through the body, and can kill cancer cells throughout the body. Treatment by Stage Treatment for soft tissue sarcoma depends on where the cancer is, how far it has spread, and what the cancer cells look like under the microscope. The patient may receive treatment that is considered standard based on its effectiveness in a number of patients in past studies, or the doctor may recommend the patient enter a clinical trial. Not all patients are cured with standard therapy and some standard treatments may have more side effects than are desired.