Medical News Summary: Sarcoma’s often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed until it reaches late stages

About: Sarcoma’s often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed until it reaches late stages
Date: 7 November 2004
Source: Auburn Journal
Author: Susan Belknap
Medical News Summary (summary of medical news story as reported by Auburn Journal): Sarcoma, cancer of the connective tissue is quite rare (annual incidence of 10,000 in the US) and is often misdiagnosed or undiagnosed because of diagnosis difficulty. Sarcomas are often hidden deep in the body’s tissues and present with few symptoms until later stages. A man was misdiagnosed for a year before a correct diagnosis was reached. Treatment depends on the stage of the cancer.
URL: http://www.auburnjournal.com/articles/2004/11/07/news/business/02survivor.txt
Related Disease Topics: Sarcoma, Cancer of the connective tissue

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• Undiagnosed and sarcoma
• Undiagnosed and cancer of connective tissue
• misdiagnosis of cancer
• misdiagnosis of sarcoma
• Misdiagnosis of cancer of connective tissue

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