A swollen tummy, limping and night sweats could be signs of a rare cancer that occurs almost anywhere in the body.
More than 4,295 cases of sarcoma diagnosed each year, with a 10-year survival rate of only 45%, according to Cancer Research UK. The "prognosis for the UK's sarcoma patients has changed little over the past 40 years", Sarcoma UK said, putting this down to late diagnosis.
The larger the tumour by the time it's diagnosed, the less likely it is that already limited treatment options will work. Sarcoma UK said patients symptoms are often dismissed by primary health workers, or the cancer is missed on scans. For Sarcoma Awareness Month this July, the charity's focus is "to get people diagnosed earlier and have better treatment options for life with and beyond bone and soft tissue cancers".
