The first time I encountered a patient with a treatment-related sarcoma, I was struck by how unexpected it felt. She was a breast cancer survivor, proud of being cancer-free for over a decade. Then, she noticed a persistent swelling and discoloration in the area where she had received radiation therapy all those years ago. After further evaluation, the diagnosis was angiosarcoma (AS)—a rare but aggressive cancer arising in her previous radiation field. ...
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