Soccer Tournament Fundraiser
Georgia : May 17th, 2008
Annual soccer tournament will again be held this year to honor the memory of Elaine Brexel. For more information, click HERE

News about Deforolimus
Learn about Ariad's Phase III SUCCEED trial. Suzie Siegel (LMS patient and reporter) interviewed Ariad representatives read more . . .
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Testing All Uterine Sarcomas
Shirley Collings, ULMS survivor, spoke at the British Sarcoma Group Conference. Click here for more information.

Show your support
Help Raise Awareness - Click HERE for Pins, Ribbons and Wristbands!

Fundraiser for LMS research. Alaska Racquetball tournament took place Aug 23-26 with our own LMS champ, Warren Bailey. Click here for more information.
Click here to see what happened last year.

LMSdr Joint Research Grant
Joining with Liddy Shriver Foundation, LMSdr has awarded $50,000 to NYU for leiomyosarcoma research.
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Presentation, June 15, 2007
Osteoporosis and Bone Health for Cancer Patients.
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Gleanings from a Novice
Reports on LMS Tissue Sample Repository and LMS Microarray Study
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Collecting Locations
LMSdr has sent zipcode information to Ariad Pharmaceuticals. This information will provide a better idea of the location of our LMS community. We will continue to gather and track this information. Please enter your zip code information.
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Donate Tissue Samples Again!
Dr. John Brooks announces his new Leiomyosarcoma Tissue Repository Bio-Bank available to all researchers. Donate your Stanford samples or new tissue. read more . . .

Participate in a Study!
Study on LMS risk factors. Does your family have more than one member diagnosed with LMS or kidney cancer? Contact Stephanie Steinbart at NCI. 1-800-518-8474.

Personal Advocacy!
Pamela Sprott, LMS survivor, represented the LMS community in a rally "On the Hill"... read more . . .

Past Events
Check out information and events from 2006 and early 2007. read more . . .

Marathon Fundraiser
June 1st, Amanda Tack is running in memory of her cousin, Dawn . . .Read more ...

Grant Awarded
$50,000 Grant awarded to collaborative effort of three researchers. Read more ...

Marathon Fundraiser
Tanya Parker is raising awareness and funds by running her first marathon... Click here for more information.

Cure Leiomyosarcoma Campaign
The new "Cure Leiomyosarcoma Campaign" is working to speed the process to finding the cure. LMSdr and other foundations are helping support this great cause.
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2008 Excellence in Care Award
Nominations are now being accepted for this award.
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November 1–3, 2007: Advocacy
13th Annual CTOS Meeting was held in Seattle, WA
CTOS - Connective Tissue Oncology Society.
read the review . . .

October 2007 Fundraiser
A very special Thank You to Courtney and Tyler Peragallo for their Haunted Woods fundraiser to help LMSdr raise research funds. Sending you love and hugs from your mom's foundation.

2007 Team Sarcoma Initiative Team LMSdr held its 1st Annual Mini-Triathlon in Tulsa, Oklahoma on July 13, 14, and 15. "A Bad Luck Day for Sarcoma!" This initiative raises money for sarcoma research.
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Leiomyosarcoma Quilt
This is the second LMS Quilt.
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read about the first one . . .

Trial Update
Dr. Hensley Describes Her Adjuvant Gem/Tax Trial For ULMS.
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LMSeAlerts To sign up and learn more about receiving this important news item, Click here

We need YOUR Location!
Supply your basic information to help plan locations for clinical trials.
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Book by LMS Survivor!
I can do this: Living with Cancer. Tracing a Year of Hope. by: Beverlye Hyman Fead

Join a Listserve!
Joining a Listserve could help save your life. There are many listserve members who will tell you what a major role their Listserve friends have made in helping them survive.
Find a Listserve . . .

Do Something Fun! eCards!
This website has several eCards you can mail to your friends.