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LMS Tutorial for the Newly Diagnosed Basic Information What is Leiomyosarcoma? Definitions LMS and Disease Progression Significance of Staging General Principles of Treatment STI-571 [Glivec] Other Treatments First Steps In Shock? Do I [Really] Have LMS? Get Your Records What to Do Next WHERE are you, in the staging of the illness? LMS Primary or Metastasis? Nature of Leiomyosarcomas General Principles of Treatment LMS & Treatment STI-571 & CD117 & GIST FAQ About GIST and C-kit and STI-571 Adjuvant Treatment OR Not? PDQ files and the NCI Dealing with Doctors Choosing A Doctor Members of the Healthcare Team Talking with Your Doctor Seeking Second Opinions Second Steps Adjuvant Treatment For Leiomyosarcoma? Metastatic Cancer LMS, Metastases, and Treatment Decisions Clinical Trials Myelodysplasia Special Uterine Leiomyosarcoma Section Uterine Leiomyosarcoma: Whether or Not to have Adjuvant Treatment Uterine Leiomyosarcoma and HRT Uterine Diagnostic Error Uterine Leiomyosarcoma & Inherited Susceptibility International Perspective Diagnosis Getting Treatment Treatment Whatever happened to the NHS Patient Charter? How Long Does It Go On For? Some Cancer Centres in England   How to Deal with LMS General Approach to Treatment Use A Sarcoma Oncologist Primary Tumor Local Recurrence Metastases Test Your Tumor Myelodysplasia Clotting Stress Management Alternative Medicine How It Is for an LMS Survivor Clinical Trials Ammunition References Prognosis Addendum Rhythms of Treatment Surgical Remissions Extend Survival Metastasectomies Medical Journal Corroboration Further Corroboration Uterine LMS and Adjuvant Treatment What is Adjuvant Treatment? Adjuvant Radiation Adjuvant Chemotherapy Patients' Rights Testing Your Tumor How Cancer Starts, and Dedifferentiation Chemosensitivity Testing Some Chemotherapy Drugs to Test Some Labs Testing Chemosensitivity Tumor Drug Resistance Prognostic Markers Predictive Markers Hormonal Markers Ckit {CD117} Testing Other Targeted Drug Test Markers International LMS Tissue Bank Immunohistochemical Tests Gene Expression Profiling Proteomic Studies More Information References About Scans A Word About Surveillance What to Wear, Eat, and Drink How to get your Reports Promptly Scans: To Have and To Hold and to Copy Learn to Read Your Scans Imaging Errors CT Radiation and CT Contrast Are Not Without Risk Imaging Choices X-rays CT Scans Bone Isotope Scans Bone Density Scans MRI Scans PET Scans Mammography Ultrasound Scans Comparison of MRI and CT scans for Liver Imaging Surveillance Schedules and Discussion Uterine LMS Gastrointestinal LMS Retroperitoneal LMS Extremity LMS Skin Which Scan is Best for Which Organ? About Biopsies Introduction Necessary Biopsies Fine Needle Biopsies Core Needle Biopsies Open Biopsies Seeding Local Tumors by Track Implantation Seeding of Metastases Annotated References Lab Tests and Keeping Records Keeping Records Interpreting Laboratory Tests Primary Site Statistics Read First -- Discussion of Statistics Terms Read First -- Cancer Genome Project Read First -- LMS General Statistics Information For Other Primary Sites Not Listed Bone Breast Chest External Genital Cutaneous Gastrointestinal Heart Bone Breast Chest Cutaneous External Genital Gastrointestinal Heart Limb Nose Retroperitoneal Limb Nose Retroperitoneal Uterine Vascular Aorta and/or IVC Renal Vein Uterine Vascular Aorta and/or Inferior Vena Cava Renal Vein Access to Medical Information Causes of LMS Introduction - Sarcoma and Leiomyosarcoma How Cancer Starts [Carcinogenesis] Second and Multifocal Cancers The Berwick Study Screening Uterine LMS Autoimmune Causes of LMS Chemical and Environmental Carcinogens Chemotherapy Agents Diet Hereditary [Familial] LMS: Some Syndromes Inflammation Radiation Exposure In the Presence of Other Disease The Link with Thyroid Disease Viral Pain Management Pain Management Resources & Information Insurance: Petitioning for Disputed Items Introduction Insurance Disputes 1 Insurance Disputes 2 HMO Saga Medicare Military   Treatment Options CHEMOTHERAPY About Chemotherapy Why Choose Chemotherapy? Chemotherapy and Dedifferentiation Choosing A Chemotherapy Agent Updating Chemotherapy Response Rates Late Effects of Chemotherapy Chemotherapy Damage to Bone Marrow ChemoBrain & Chemotherapy-Induced Menopause and Andropause ChemoBrain Discussion on the ACOR LMS Listserv Protective Agents Against Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Damage Dexrazoxane Use Lupron Depot Use Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factors Amifostine Clinical Trials Evaluating Chemotherapy Options for LMS Before You Start Chemo Read This Section Medical Abstracts - Chemotherapy References for Myelodysplasia References for Chemobrain How to Choose Chemotherapy Agents Choosing a Chemotherapy Agent Some Drug Information Sites Circadian Rhythms Chemotherapy Cocktails Why Use Multiple Agents? AIM Gemcitabine + Taxotere DMAP High Dose Epirubicin + GCSF Doxorubicin + Dacarbazine CYVADIC Individual Chemotherapy Agents Access to Investigational Drugs--Compassionate Use Other Useful Techniques Access to Investigational Drugs--Compassionate Use Vaccines Targeted Molecular Therapy Agents by aliases, brand & generic names, & abbreviations Anthracyclines Some Considerations URLs for Patient Information General Information on Doxorubicin General Information on Doxil Clinical Trial Results for Each Dacarbazine General Considerations URLs for Patient Information Descriptive Information Clinical Trial Results Docetaxel General Considerations URLs for Patient Information Descriptive Information Clinical Trial Results Ecteinascidin-743 General Considerations URLs for Patient Information Descriptive Information References Clinical Trial Results Gemcitabine General Considerations URLs for Patient Information Descriptive Information Clinical Trial Results Ifosfamide General Considerations URLs for Patient Information Descriptive Information Clinical Trial Results Imatinib mesylate Temozolomide General Considerations URLs for Patient Information Descriptive Information Advanced Discussion Further Information Clinical Trial Results Thalidomide Historical Perspective Restricted Distribution General Considerations Descriptive Information Prescribing Information Additional Information Clinical Trial Results Vinorelbine General Considerations URLs for Patient Information Clinical Trial Results Coping With Chemotherapy Uterine LMS and Adjuvant Treatment What is Adjuvant Treatment? Adjuvant Radiation Adjuvant Chemotherapy Uterine LMS and Hormones and HRT Test Your Tumor HRT & LMS Estrogen Receptor Positive Aromatase Inhibitors: Letrozole & Anastrazole General Information about Letrozole General Information about Anastrozole NOT Tamoxifen Megace Therapy Gonadotrophin Releasing Hormone [GnRH]Agonists Anti-Progestogen Therapy More Information & References RADIATION Therapy and Radiation Damage NCI publications About Choosing Radiation Why This Web Page Was Constructed Types of Radiation How Radiation Works Treatment Choices Prevention of Unwanted Radiation Damage Radiosensitizers Adding Chemotherapy, Hyperthermia, or Antiangiogenesis Discussion of Radiation Damage Some Important Points Early and Late Side Effects Damage & Risks to Structures Usually Within the Beam Arteries Bone Skin New Cancers Bone Marrow: Myelodysplasia Possible Late Effects in Individual Irradiation Areas Chest Head and Neck Brain Abdomen and Pelvis Spinal Cord Limb Glossary Medical Abstracts - Radiation References for Radiation and Treatment Mechanisms of Radiation Damage & Radiosensitivity RadioSensitizers and RadioChemoTherapy ABDOMEN & PELVIS - Radiation Damage ARTERIES - Radiation Damage BONE - Radiation Damage Bone Marrow Damage Radiation Induced Brain Damage CHEST - Radiation Damage HEAD and NECK - Radiation Damage LIMB - Radiation Damage NEW CANCERS - Radiation Damage SKIN - Radiation Damage Spinal Cord - Radiation Damage Prevention of Radiation Damage Proton Beam Radiotherapy About Proton Beams References and URLs Where to Go? Correspondence Neutron Beam Radiotherapy Fast Neutron Therapy When To Use It More Information Fermilab Correspondence Radio Frequency Ablation [RFA] Cryosurgery VATS RFA of Tumors in Lung, Liver, Bone, Adrenal or Kidney RFA of Lung Tumors Current Open RFA Clinical Trials Cryoablation [Cryosurgery] RFA and Cryosurgery FAQs VATS [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery] Comparison of RFA, VATS, and Thoracotomy for Lung Tumors Chemoembolization Chemoembolization Hyperthermia Introduction Limb Bone Lung Liver Brain Abdomen: Peritoneal Sarcomatosis Whole Body Hyperthermia Complications and Side Effects Evaluation of Response More Information Where Is It Done? References Anti-angiogenesis Diet Points to Consider Dehydration and Clotting American Cancer Society Diet Recommendations Bioactive Food Substances & Cancer Dietary Estrogen & ULMS Tumor Induced Weight Loss [Cancer Cachexia Syndrome] Vegan & Antiangiogenic Low Copper - Antiangiogenesis Herbs The Block Diet Green-Red Diet During Treatment Constipation Mouth Sores Snake Oil, Scams, and Quackwatch Finding a Dietician Psychological Others Other Useful Techniques Access to Investigational Drugs--Compassionate Use Vaccines Targeted Molecular Therapy   Treatment by Metastatic Site Introduction How To Use This Section Metastatic Patterns in Sarcoma Choose Your Surgeons Carefully Lung How To Use This Page Surgical Resection Surgical Resection Some Other Treatment Choices for Lung Mets VATS [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery] RFA [Radio Frequency Ablation] RE-Resection [Reoperate] Chemotherapy Chemoembolization Isolated Lung Perfusion Radiotherapy Cryotherapy VATS: Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery RFA: Radio Frequency Ablation Surgical RE-resection Chemotherapy Chemoembolization Isolated Lung Perfusion Radiation VATS [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery] RFA [Radio Frequency Ablation] RE-Resection [Reoperate] Chemotherapy Chemoembolization Isolated Lung Perfusion Radiotherapy Cryotherapy Liver [Surgical and Ablative Methods] Surgical Resection General Considerations Surgical Resection of Liver Metastases Cryosurgery RFA [Radio Frequency Ablation] Microwave Ablation Cryoablation RFA {Radio Frequency Ablation] Microwave Ablation Liver [Methods Other than Surgical or Ablative] Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Hepatic Arterial Infusion [HAI] Arterial Embolization and Chemoembolization Percutaneous Ethanol Injection [PEI] Hepatic Arterial Infusion [HAI] Arterial Embolization and Chemoembolization Isolated Liver Perfusion [IHP] RadioIsotope Embolization Radiotherapy Isolated Liver Perfusion [IHP] Isolated Liver Perfusion Annotated References Radioisotope Embolization Yttrium Microspheres Annotated References Radiotherapy Lung AND Liver Liver AND Lung Metastases Bone and Spine Introduction & Detection Introduction Useful Links Detection of Bone Lesions Bisphosphonates Tetracyclines Bisphosphonates Introduction Useful Links Detection of Bone Lesions Bisphosphonates Tetracyclines Tetracyclines Introduction Useful Links Detection of Bone Lesions Bisphosphonates Tetracyclines Surgery, RFA and Cryoablation Surgery of Long Bones Surgery of Vertebrae Radio Frequency Ablation Cryoablation Embolization and Chemoembolization Embolization Chemoembolization Radioisotope Embolization Radioisotopes Radiotherapy Radiation & Radioisotopes Embolization Chemoembolization Radioisotope Embolization Radioisotopes Radiotherapy Injections into tumors Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Direct Injections Into Tumors Intratumoral Alcohol Injection Intratumoral Chemotherapy Injection Intratumoral Radioisotope Injection Radioimmunotherapy Hyperthermia Chemotherapy, Hormones Hyperthermia Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Direct Injections Into Tumors Intratumoral Alcohol Injection Intratumoral Chemotherapy Injection Intratumoral Radioisotope Injection Radioimmunotherapy Hyperthermia Chemotherapy, Hormones Chemotherapy, Hormones Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Direct Injections Into Tumors Intratumoral Alcohol Injection Intratumoral Chemotherapy Injection Intratumoral Radioisotope Injection Radioimmunotherapy Hyperthermia Chemotherapy, Hormones References Bisphosphonate References Surgical References Embolization References Radioisotope References Radiotherapy References Intratumoral Vertebroplasty Intratumoral Injections Limb How To Use This Page Obtaining Information Considering Type of Treatment Isolated Limb Perfusion Radiotherapy and Re-Irradiation Hyperthermia Introduction Limb Bone Lung Liver Brain Abdomen: Peritoneal Sarcomatosis Whole Body Hyperthermia Complications and Side Effects Evaluation of Response More Information Where Is It Done? References Cryoablation RFA of Tumors in Lung, Liver, Bone, Adrenal or Kidney RFA of Lung Tumors Current Open RFA Clinical Trials Cryoablation [Cryosurgery] RFA and Cryosurgery FAQs VATS [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery] Comparison of RFA, VATS, and Thoracotomy for Lung Tumors Chemoembolization VATS [Video Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery] RFA [Radio Frequency Ablation] RE-Resection [Reoperate] Chemotherapy Chemoembolization Isolated Lung Perfusion Radiotherapy Cryotherapy Percutaneous Alcohol Injection Percutaneous Ethanol Injection [PEI] Hepatic Arterial Infusion [HAI] Arterial Embolization and Chemoembolization Brain Introduction Introduction Symptoms Diagnosis About Treatment Clinical Trials Online Resources and Annotated Citations Sarcoma and Brain Metastases Annotated Citations Symptoms and Diagnosis Introduction Symptoms Diagnosis About Treatment Clinical Trials Online Resources and Annotated Citations Sarcoma and Brain Metastases Annotated Citations About Treatment Introduction Symptoms Diagnosis About Treatment Clinical Trials Online Resources and Annotated Citations Sarcoma and Brain Metastases Annotated Citations About Clinical Trials Introduction Symptoms Diagnosis About Treatment Clinical Trials Online Resources and Annotated Citations Sarcoma and Brain Metastases Annotated Citations Brain Metastases and Sarcoma Introduction Symptoms Diagnosis About Treatment Clinical Trials Online Resources and Annotated Citations Sarcoma and Brain Metastases Annotated Citations Neurosurgery Neurosurgery Radiation Whole Brain Irradiation Gamma Knife and Stereotactic Radiation Intraoperative Radiation Radioisotope Proton Beam Therapy Fast Neutrons Radiation Neurosurgery Radiation Whole Brain Irradiation Gamma Knife and Stereotactic Radiation Intraoperative Radiation Radioisotope Proton Beam Therapy Fast Neutrons Chemotherapy Chemotherapy Chemotherapy Annotated Citations Radio Frequency Ablation Hyperthermia Immunology and Gene Therapy Radio Frequency Ablation Chemotherapy Chemotherapy Annotated Citations Radio Frequency Ablation Hyperthermia Immunology and Gene Therapy Hyperthermia Chemotherapy Chemotherapy Annotated Citations Radio Frequency Ablation Hyperthermia Immunology and Gene Therapy Immunology and Gene Therapy Chemotherapy Chemotherapy Annotated Citations Radio Frequency Ablation Hyperthermia Immunology and Gene Therapy   Coping   LMS Research UPENN Tissue Bank Stanford Micro-Array Study Patient Location Survey   Education & Awareness About the pamphlet Printing Instructions Single-fold Version -- Any Size   Drafts of Future Pages Gleevec and GIST Coping: Emotional Aspects Coping: Education and Fundraising Insurance: Petitioning for Coverage of Disputed Treatments Insurance: Fighting with Insurance Companies for Coverage Insurance: An HMO Saga Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security Disability Employment Rights, Medical Insurance, Financial Assistance Reducing Drug Cost -- Drug Information URLs   Links & Web Resources Surfing for Health Information How do you know who to trust? 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