Sarcoma Program
The multidisciplinary expert team at Sarcoma Program at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute have extensive experience treating patients with sarcoma. This means that patients with sarcomas have access to experienced specialists who can make prompt, accurate diagnoses and provide appropriate testing and surgery. New patient appointments are scheduled within one week of your initial telephone call.
Sarcomas: A Rare Cancer Requiring Rare Expertise
What is Sarcoma
Sarcomas are rare malignant tumors found in connective tissue such as fat, cartilage, muscle or bone. Sarcomas can occur anywhere in the body. Sarcomas are most often found in the arms, legs, trunk and abdomen.
With approximately 8,500 new cases diagnosed each year in the United States, sarcomas make up less than one percent of all cancers. Most doctors have little or no contact with patients who have sarcomas. This inexperience can lead to delays and errors in diagnosis, and inappropriate testing and surgery.
What We Offer
In addition to the care provided by the Program's multidisciplinary team of experts, complex situations are brought to the Sarcoma Tumor Board. At Tumor Board meetings, doctors from a variety of disciplines review and discuss individual cases and treatment options. The conclusions arrived at by the team of experts are communicated rapidly to both the referring physician and the patient.
The referring physician is an important member of the treatment team at the Sarcoma Program. The Program's team works with the referring physician to determine the best course of treatment and keeps the physician up to date on the patient's condition. At the appropriate time, the patient is transferred back to the referring physician for continued management, but the Sarcoma Program's physicians remain available for consultation.
Click below to learn more about our team of experts or call us at your convenience.
Free Monthly Sarcoma Support Group
Meets the third Wednesday of each month – 12 to 1:30 p.m.
Cedars-Sinai Outpatient Cancer Center
Mezzanine Conference Room
8700 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Join other patients with sarcoma – learn and share your experiences. Refreshments will be served. Call to RSVP.
Have Questions or Need Help?
Call us or send a message to the Sarcoma Program team. You can also have us call you back at your convenience.