Soft Tissue Sarcoma Advisory Group (SAG)

Next Meeting: 

TBC

Chair of this meeting is:
Dr Priya Suresh, Consultant Radiologist, University Hospitals Plymouth

For further information, please email: peninsula.ca@nhs.net 

SAG Terms of Reference : TO FOLLOW

Meeting Notes available on request via the above email address.

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Peninsula Sarcoma Service

Sarcomas are a rare group of cancers found in the connective tissue such as bone, cartilage, fat, blood vessels, nerves and muscles.

The Peninsula Sarcoma Service Specialises in the care and treatment of patients with soft tissue sarcoma.

Soft tissue sarcoma accounts for about 1% of all malignant tumors and can occur anywhere in the soft tissue of the body.

The Peninsula Sarcoma service is made up of 2 specialised ( surgical sites) and local sarcoma units linking to a single MDT for the region.

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Clinical Guidelines 

The Peninsula Sarcoma Service refers to the following British Association of Sarcoma Clinical Guidelines for the management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma :

https://britishsarcomagroup.org.uk/treating-sarcoma/guidelines/

The Peninsula Sarcoma Service use the following MDT Standards of Care :

Standards of Care Sarcoma Lipomas FINAL V5

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Useful Documents and Links 

Service Specification - Soft Tissue Sarcoma

https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Cancer-soft-tissue-sarcoma-adult.pdf