Tissue Bank
LMSdr Executive Director discusses Tissue bank history and the importance of donating.
“Cancer Commons”
watch the video . . .

NLMSF Hugfest
April 18-20, 2013
NLMSF hosted the annual Hugfest in Ann Arbor, MI. Many speakers, including Dr. Matt van de Rijn and Dr. Mitch Achee.
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Working Together
August 2012
Bruce Shriver, PhD, discusses the benefits of working together in this ESUN editorial.
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Cross-country Biking Fundraiser
May 2012
Hayden Hughes rode his bike 4,300 miles across the United States to raise awareness about Leiomyosarcoma in honor of Will E. (Web) Buchanan, III.
read more . . .

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.

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.

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 . . .

Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative
The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative is asking for YOUR help with A Global Survey: The Online Experience of Sarcoma Patients and Supporters. Go directly to the Survey or read more . . .

Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative
The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative has awarded a $50,000 grant to fund promising leiomyosarcoma research.
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Dr. Matt's Research
Read the latest publications from Dr. Matt van de Rijn at Stanford University.
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The Fight for Tina
February 2, 2013
Fundraiser to help Tina Rasmusson.
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6-hour Biking Fundraiser
August 25, 2012
Bud Korn and Colleen Rose participated in “Riding the Hills” in honor of Linda Terriere.
read more . . .

Research Grants
Review grants from LMSdr to LMS researchers
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CancerProgress.net
This site represents 30,000 physicians who treat people with cancer and research new cures.
Read more . . .

Fighting Disease, Not Death
A book by Lorie L. Vincent and Mark L. Vincent
ULMS Survivor’s Approach to Thriving in Spite of Lifelong Disease
Read more . . .

23andMe Sarcoma Community Event!
June 28, 2011 Mix and mingle with fellow sarcoma patients while learning about patient and caregiver support opportunities and 23andMe's Sarcoma Research Initiative.
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The November 2010 edition of The East Bay Monthly Magazine contains the article Patient, Not Passive written by Rachel Trachten which features LMS warriors Sharon Anderson and Rebecca Cohen.
LMS Media coverage . . .

Don Reed presented An Evening of Comedy to Benefit LMSdr
October 10, 2010
Two shows, Stand Up & The Kipling Hotel, at The Julia Morgan Center for the Arts with proceeds going to LMSdr.
Find out more . . .

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