We mourn the loss of our beloved founder, Suzanne Ash Kurtz, who ended her 5-year battle with Leiomyosarcoma on November 12, 2008.  

LEIOMYOSARCOMA DIRECT RESEARCH

LMSarcoma Direct Research Foundation (LMSdr)
was created to bridge the gap between Leiomyosarcoma
researchers and Leiomyosarcoma patients.


This Foundation will ...
    advocate for more research
    advocate for appropriate clinical trials
    support research by direct funding
    support research by publicizing clinical trials
    provide information and support for patients
    ... and be a voice for the LMS community

We are
working for the cure....

What is Leiomyosarcoma?

Information and Events

Find Help with Leiomyosarcoma
Join a listserv to get advice from people who have been through what you are going through.
Contact a sarcoma center in your area.
Visit these helpful links:
Treatment Possibilities, Patient to Patient, Caregiver's Corner, Our Stories, What is LMS?

Our Stories
LMS Warriors share their struggles with Leiomyosarcoma. To share your story, Contact Us. Read Rosalie's Journey with her 2010 update.

Hugfest 2010
April 15 - 17
NLMSF hosted the annual Hugfest to renew friendships; see fellow LMS warriors, caregivers and loved ones; make new friends; and learn more about LMS. Find out more . . .

The Letters
A captivating new book by LMS Survivor, Mary Curtin-Savard is a story of love and determination. All proceeds go to soft tissue sarcoma research Read more . . .

Secrets of a Man's Garden
A new book, by former board member, Gloria Schwartz, about one man's journey with LMS. All profits go to LMSdr Read more . . .

Finding Support
Read this CNN.com article about Susannah Reid and the importance of Listserves and finding help and support. This article features Dr. Dee, and our friends at ACOR.org. Read More . . .

News about Deforolimus
Learn about Ariad's Phase III SUCCEED trial. Suzie Siegel (LMS patient and reporter) interviewed Ariad representatives read more . . .
View Trial Locations

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!

Donate Tissue Samples
Dr. John Brooks announces his new Leiomyosarcoma Tissue Repository Bio-Bank available to all researchers. Donate your Stanford samples or new tissue. read more . . .

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

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

Walk-A-Thon
April 2010
111 Students from the Berkwood Hedge School in Berkeley, CA held a Walk-A-Thon in honor of Rebecca Cohen.
read more . . .

Everyday Heroes Competition
The Team Sarcoma Initative wants to hear your stories! Tell us about your hero. read more . . .
Submission deadline was June 1, 2010
Brought to you by the Liddy Shriver Initiative.

$25,000 Grant
January 2010
$25,000 Grant awarded to Dr. Sandra Orsulic of Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.
read more . . .

$50,000 Grant to Dr. Matt
Nov 2009
LMSdr announces $50,000.00 gift to Stanford to be used in The Dr. Matthijs van de Rijn Gift Fund
Dr. van de Rijn and his team continue to research leiomyosarcoma.
Read more about Stanford grants and research....

Fundraisers
Browse the list of past fundraisers and let us help you plan your own. Read More . . .

Hear My Cry
Read a new book by Leiomyosarcoma survivor, Tish Hagee Tucker. Click Here

Sarcoma Patient Registry
Sarcoma Foundation of America is developing a central database for Sarcoma patient information. We need you. Read more . . .

Leiomyosarcoma Quilt
This is the second LMS Quilt.
read more . . .
read about the first one . . .

LMSeAlerts To sign up and learn more about receiving this important news item, Click here

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 . . .

Past Events
Check out information and events from 2008 and 2009. read more . . .



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