Environmental Pollutants and the Risk of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Pilot Study

Environmental Pollutants and the Risk of Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Pilot Study

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of conducting a large hospital based case control study of the role of dioxins and dioxinlike polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with Soft tissue sarcoma at MSKCC are eligible for this study if they meet the following criteria:
• Between 18 and 79 years of age
• were diagnosed within the previous 6 months with primary soft tissue sarcoma of one of the following histologic subtypes: liposarcoma, leiomyoscaroma, MFH, or synovial sarcoma
• are enrolled in protocol 02-060 ("Novel Biochemical and Molecularr Determinants for Soft Tissue Sarcoma"; PI, Dr. Samuel Singer)
• controls will be eligibile for this study if they meet the following criteria
• are b/w 18-79 years of age
• have no prior history of cancer (other than non melanoma skin cancer)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals will be excluded if they
• are unable to sign informed consent for medical or other reasons
• do not speak english