Sarcoma cancer
Sarcomas are rare, malignant (cancerous) tumours.
Whilst a Sarcoma can develop anywhere in your body, they most often appear in the arms, legs or trunk.
To find out more information about this, visit https://sarcoma.org.uk.
What we offer
We are not currently a diagnostic centre for Sarcoma. All referrals for suspected Sarcoma are sent directly to the London Sarcoma Service.
The London Sarcoma Service is one of the largest Sarcoma services in Europe with an international reputation for providing the highest quality of care to patients with Sarcoma. They provide a comprehensive service to patients from the first consultation, through investigation, to treatment, rehabilitation and follow-up, seeing about 500 new patients with Sarcoma each year.
Our sarcoma service is based at Southend Hospital and offers inpatient and outpatient services for adults, including:
- outpatient clinics
- chemotherapy
- radiotherapy
- surveillance
- supportive care.
Meet the team
- Clinical oncologist.
- Oncology registrar.
- Macmillan Sarcoma clinical nurse specialist (CNS).
- Macmillan rarer cancer clinical support worker.
- Rarer cancer admin team.
Contact us
If you have any questions relating to your Sarcoma diagnosis, call 0300 443 4072 to speak with the team.
Useful links
Sarcoma UK – visit https://www.sarcoma.org.uk
Teenage Cancer Trust - https://www.teenagecancertrust.org