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Question 1#

All of the following are true about soft tissue sarcoma EXCEPT:

A. Most common site is trunk and retroperitoneum
B. There are more than 11,000 new diagnoses of soft tissue sarcoma annually in the United States
C. Most soft tissue sarcoma-specific deaths are due to uncontrolled pulmonary metastases
D. The overall 5-year survival rate for all stages of soft tissue sarcoma approximates 50 to 60%

Correct Answer is A

Comment:

Incidence rates are declining for most cancer sites, but they are increasing among both men and women for melanoma of the skin, cancers of the liver and thyroid. Incidence rates are decreasing for all four major cancer sites except for breast cancer in women.