Sarcoma Research Web Sites
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Sarcoma Information
National Cancer Institute: Information about sarcoma, treatment, research, clinical trials, statistics, and resources.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/types/soft-tissue-sarcoma/

Ariad's Sarcoma Multi-Center Clinical Evaluation of the Efficacy of Deforolimus (SUCCEED) Trial Patient Brochure.

Ariad's list of open United States study sites for the SUCCEED trial.

U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health: Information compiled in this site includes articles about diagnosis, treatments, management, clinical trials, and research about sarcoma.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/softtissuesarcoma.html

American Cancer Society: Information site about types of sarcoma, causes, treatments, and staging of sarcoma.
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_1X_What_is_sarcoma_38.asp

Detailed Guide about sarcoma from ACS:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_4_7x_CRC_Sarcoma_PDF.asp


Sarcoma Treatment Centers
Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology ( Boston MA ) http://www.massgeneral.org/cancer/care/adult/sarcoma/index.asp

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center ( New York NY )
http://www.mskcc.org/mskcc/html/435.cfm

University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center Sarcoma/Connective Tissue Oncology ( Ann Arbor , MI )
http://www.cancer.med.umich.edu/learn/sarexplanation.htm

Dana Farber Cancer Institute ( Boston MA )
http://www.dana-farber.net/can/cancer/default.asp?doc=CDR62949.xml&type=summary&lang=1&audience=2

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Sarcoma Center ( Houston TX )
http://www.mdanderson.org/Care_Centers/Sarcoma/Index.cfm

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Sarcoma Program ( Tampa FL ) http://www.moffitt.usf.edu/prevention_and_treatment/clinical_programs/sarcoma/

University of Washington Medical Center ( Seattle WA )
http://www.seattlecca.org/patientsandfamilies/adultCare/clinicalProgs/sarcoma/

Washington Cancer Institute (Washington DC)
http://www.sarcoma.org

Cedars Sinai Sarcoma Page (Los Angeles, CA)
http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/850.html

Columbia Presbyterian Sarcoma Program (New York, NY)
http://hora.cpmc.columbia.edu/dept/medicine/sarcoma/indexorig.html

The Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center Sarcoma Page (Cleveland, OH)
http://www.clevelandclinic.org/cancer/what/sarcoma.htm

UCLA's Sarcoma Program (Los Angeles, CA)
http://www.healthcare.ucla.edu/institution/groups-detail?group%5fid=105428

University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute Sarcoma Service (Salt Lake City, UT)
http://www.hci.utah.edu/group/sarcomaPCMC/introduction.jsp

University of Minnesota Cancer Center (Minneapolis, MN)
http://www.cancer.umn.edu/page/clinical/bone.html

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia, PA)
http://www.fccc.edu/clinical/sarcomas

Roswell Park Cancer Institute (Buffalo, NY)
http://www.roswellpark.org/Document.asp?lid=4490

Joan Karnell Cancer Center at Pennsylvania Hospital (Philadelphia, PA)
http://www.pennhealth.com/pahosp/cancer/prog_comp/sarcoma.html

Sarcoma Patient Advocacy Groups:
Sarcoma Family Network, Bringing Families and Foundations Together...: The Sarcoma Family Network is a place where families and foundations can connect to share information, news, and advice.  TheSFN is the initial step in uniting the Families and Foundations in the fight against Sarcomas.
http://thesfn.net/

Amschwand Sarcoma Cancer Foundation (ASCF): Located in Houston Texas , ASCF provides funding for sarcoma research, housing for families traveling to MD Anderson Cancer Center for treatment of sarcoma, and advocacy for sarcoma awareness. This site also includes a downloadable “Sarcoma Survivor’s Starter Notebook”.
http://www.sarcomacancer.org/

Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative: The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative is dedicated to improving the lives of sarcoma patients. Central to this mission are the goals of increasing public awareness of sarcoma and the lack of young adults in cancer-based clinical trials as well as raising funds for sarcoma-related research. On this web site is also the Electronic Sarcoma Update Nesletter that provides information on research and patient care.
http://www.liddyshriversarcomainitiative.org/

The Kristen Ann Carr Fund: The Kristen Ann Carr Fund provides grants for cancer research and seeks to improve all aspects of cancer patient life with an emphasis on adolescents and young adults. The Kristen Ann Carr Fund supports a sarcoma fellow at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital , as well as publishes the Sarcoma Update newsletter at least once a year.
http://www.sarcoma.com/

The Sarcoma Alliance : The Sarcoma Alliance is "striving to extend and improve the lives of sarcoma patients through accurate diagnosis, improved access to care, guidance, education and support". They have extensive guidance, education and support resources on their website, including excellent resources for the newly diagnosed. They also have an online discussion board and a financial assistance program.
http://www.sarcomaalliance.com/home.html

Sarcoma Foundation of America : The mission of the Sarcoma Foundation of America is to act as an advocate for increased research to find new and better therapies with which to treat patients with sarcoma. The SFA raises its own funds to provide research grants to sarcoma researchers. The SFA also interacts with public (NCI, FDA, etc.), private for-profit (pharmaceutical companies, etc.) and private non-profit (e.g., philanthropic foundations) organizations to raise awareness of the treatment needs of sarcoma patients. Its site includes a list of patient resources, upcoming and previous fund raisers, and information for researchers on how to apply for SFA research grants.
http://www.curesarcoma.org/

The Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Fund: The Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Fund, located in Minnesota is dedicated to finding a cure for sarcoma cancers, educating physicians and the public about sarcoma, and providing support to sarcoma survivors and their families.
http://www.reininsarcoma.org/index.html

John Link's Hompeage and his book on Teenage Osteosarcoma survivorship.
http://www.linktobeat.com

Other Sarcoma Information:
Prayer Flags for Sarcoma : Thirty-two flags, one for each main sarcoma subtype, hung in front of the International Sarcoma Patient Advocate Network (iSPAN) meeting on November 19, 2005 in Boca Raton, Florida providing a very powerful message.
http://www.liddyshriversarcomainitiative.org/Newsletters/V02N06/sa/prayer_flag.htm

2006 Sarcoma Dragonslayer Bike, Hike or Trike : Sarcoma Fundraiser sponsored by the NW Sarcoma Foundation.
http://www.nwsarcoma.org/06walk.pdf

Jennifer Hunter Yates Sarcoma Foundation
P.O. Box 698, Hudson, MA 01749
Sarcomasteps@yahoo.com
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