These Sarcoma Web Pages are intended for patients with sarcoma, the relatives and friends of sarcoma patients, sarcoma care-givers and others interested in sarcoma. The information presented includes: General definitions of sarcoma; different types of sarcoma including sarcoma of connective tissues ( muscle and joints), bone sarcoma, uterine sarcoma, gastrointestinal sarcoma, and miscellaneous sarcomas; how sarcoma is diagnosed; determining location and spread of sarcoma; surgical treatment of sarcoma; radiotherapy for sarcoma; and chemotherapy for advanced sarcoma. The resources available for management of sarcoma at Columbia University's Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center include a guide to conventional sarcoma therapy and new experimental treatment options for sarcoma; pain and symptom control in sarcoma, and psychosocial support for sarcoma patients. This sarcoma website is evolving, and we would appreciate suggestions for making it more available and useful.