The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative

Sarcoma is a rare and dangerous cancer of the connective tissues such as muscles, nerves and bones. About 15% of all children's cancers are sarcomas, and about 1% of all adult cancers are sarcomas. There are hundreds of thousands of patients and their families struggling with sarcoma world wide. But because sarcoma is rare, it receives much less research funding than other cancers.

The mission of the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative is to improve the quality of life for people dealing with sarcoma. The Initiative increases public awareness of sarcoma, raises funds to award research grants, and provides support and timely information to sarcoma patients, their families, and medical professionals. These efforts are achieved through collaboration with numerous individuals and organizations that share a similar vision.

At least 97% of the funds we receive will be used for peer-reviewed sarcoma research grants.

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OUR RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM

The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative funds research that is targeted at finding a cure for sarcoma and research that attempts to develop more effective treatment regimens than those currently available.

At the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative, we believe that work needs to proceed on many of the subtypes of sarcoma and have supported work in a wide range of sarcomas, including:

* Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
* Chondrosarcoma
* Chordoma
* Clear Cell Sarcoma
* Ewing's sarcoma
* GIST
* Leiomyosarcoma
* Liposarcoma
* MFH
* MPNST
* Osteosarcoma
* Rhabdomyosarcoma

Our Grants Program is selective: each research proposal is reviewed by leading sarcoma experts, and only promising studies receive funding. Past grant recipients include: the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, New York University, Johns Hopkins Medical School, Georgetown University, Stanford University, the University of Pennsylvania, Baylor College of Medicine, Columbia University, and additional prestigious institutions around the world.

Learn more about the research we have funded here: http://tinyurl.com/y98pmpm

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OUR WEBSITE

The information at SarcomaHelp.org empowers cancer patients, their caregivers and their loved ones by helping them understand and discuss their disease and potential treatment options with their medical team. It also aids them in dealing with their disease.

http://sarcomahelp.org

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ABOUT DONATIONS:

The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative is a small, dedicated organization. It is not a membership organization. Thus, there are no “chapters” or local meetings. Rather, people volunteer to help with one or more of our ongoing projects. We maintain an extremely low overhead of 2-3% per year. Thus, 97-98% of the funds we receive go directly to support sarcoma research.

There are several ways to donate! Visit our Contribute Page for more information:

http://sarcomahelp.org/donations.htm

The Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative is a Collective Giving Fund within FJC, a 501(c)(3) Not-for-Profit Public Charity and a Foundation of Philanthropic Funds in the United States. As such, all donations and gifts made to FJC that are designated for the Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative are fully deductible to the extent allowed by US law.

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1. Increased public awareness of sarcoma will lead to increased research funding.

2. Research will ultimately lead to a cure for sarcoma.

3. At least 97% of the funds we receive should, and will, be used for sarcoma research.