Causes

Who is more likely to get soft tissue sarcoma

Soft tissue sarcoma is a rare cancer. It's not always known what causes it.

You might be more likely to get it if you:

are over the age of 65
had radiotherapy in the past
have HIV - if left untreated, HIV can cause a type of soft tissue sarcoma called Kaposi's sarcoma
have neurofibromatosis - a genetic condition that causes non-cancerous tumours to grow along the nerves
have retinoblastoma - a rare type of childhood eye cancer

Find out more

Macmillan Cancer Support: Kaposi's sarcoma

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