Risk Factors
A risk factor is anything that affects your chance of getting a disease such as cancer. Learn more about the risk factors for soft tissue sarcoma.
Prevention
The only way to prevent some soft tissue sarcomas is to avoid exposure to risk factors whenever possible. Most sarcomas, however, develop in people with no known risk factors, so there is no way known at this time to prevent most cases. And for people receiving radiation therapy, there is usually little choice.