Outlook
New medical advancements are significantly improving life expectancies for patients with sarcoma. In general, the outlook will depend on many factors, including location, grade, and type.
In people with soft tissue sarcoma, the ratio of surviving 5 more years after initial diagnosis is:
– Around 80 percent in localized cases when sarcoma is not spread
– Around 58 percent in regional cases when sarcoma spreads to surrounding tissues
– Around 15 percent in distant cases when sarcoma spreads to other body parts
In people with bone sarcoma, the ratio of surviving 5 more years after initial diagnosis is:
– Around 77 percent in localized cases
– Around 65 percent in regional cases
– Around 17 percent in distant cases [8]
