Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Zunaira tells her story on finding out she had Sarcoma, and the possibility that she might need to get her left leg amputated to stop the spread.

Visit her site to learn more, http://www.ineedaleg.com.

At the young age of 17, Becky Greenway had surgery to remove a "benign" growth from her tibia and woke up to the news that she had cancer and that it had to be left in for the time being. In this video, Becky talks about facing a year of chemotherapy and multiple surgeries. Watch as Becky explains her treatment experience with her "extended family" at Seattle Children's.

Dr. Paul Meyers explains biopsy methods and the importance of choosing the biopsy surgeon. Learn more about Dr. Meyers: http://sarcomahelp.org/profiles/meyers.html

Dr. Dina Lev explains what we don't know, and what we may learn, about the development of sarcoma.

Dr. Leonard Wexler explains the issues that he discusses with parents of children who have sarcoma. Learn more about Dr. Wexler: http://sarcomahelp.org/profiles/wexler.html

Dr. Leonard Wexler talks about the start of the journey with sarcoma. Learn more about Dr. Wexler: http://sarcomahelp.org/profiles/wexler.html

Pathologists now use molecular diagnostics in addition to traditional histology to classify and diagnose sarcomas.

Dr. Leonard Wexler offers his thoughts for caregivers of sarcoma patients. This video was created in 2009 as a part of a series of one-minute videos with sarcoma specialists. http://sarcomahelp.org

Dr. George Demetri talks about the specialists who can help diagnose and treat sarcomas.

Dr. George Demetri: "With sarcoma, it is important to get the diagnosis right and to ensure that the first thing done is the right thing."