Research sarcoma cancers and the particular sarcoma you may have been diagnosed with. More then three dozen different types of sarcoma have been identified, so it is important to understand the particular sarcoma for which you have been diagnosed.
Start by visiting the University of Minnesota Sarcoma Information Center, a new website specific to sarcomas . The site serves as an educational tool for both physicians and patients. This site is designed to provide current information about Sarcomas, for patients, families, or relatives of someone who has been given the diagnosis or presumptive diagnosis of Sarcoma. The University of Minnesota has been a national and international leader in basic science, clinical research and the development of advances in the treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors. The information compiled on this site is derived from the interdisciplinary tumor team at the University of Minnesota. The Sarcoma Information Center is funded and sponsored by the Karen Wyckoff Rein in Sarcoma Foundation.
In addition this website contains extensive information about sarcomas, local and national sarcoma resources, and allied organizations. Fully utilize the "Understanding Sarcoma" section of this website beginning with Sarcoma 101.
This website also provides for the very latest research on many sarcomas through a special "feed" the aggregates all the latest information about many specific sarcomas. This information is updated almost daily, so be sure to check back frequently to keep up to date with the latest developments. To review the latest research, click here and then click on the link to the particular cancer you are researching.