Treatment Modalities for Soft Tissue Sarcomas in the Extremities Differ by Age Group
A new study has found that young individuals suffering from extremity soft tissue sarcoma are less likely to receive radiation and more likely to undergo chemotherapy when compared with older individuals. The study was reported in “JAMA Network Open.” Extremity soft tissues sarcomas are a rare group of tumors that commonly occur in an individual’s extremities. For their research, the scientists carried out a retrospective study that included more than 8,900 patients and compared the utilization of definitive treatment from 2004 to 2014. The cohorts from the National Cancer Database comprised of about 3,750 patients aged 65 and above, roughly…
