The Next 25 Years Begin Now
We welcome you to join us as we build our bold vision for a world without sarcoma cancer.
We welcome you to join us as we build our bold vision for a world without sarcoma cancer.
We’re pleased to introduce Rein in Sarcoma’s five 2018-2019 Sarcoma Scholars from the University of Minnesota and Mayo Medical Schools! This is the tenth year RIS has awarded scholarships to medical students, who spend the year completing various projects and presentations to bring sarcoma awareness to their fellow students as well as the larger community…
Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumors by Claire Cambron July 2018 The 2017-2018 Rein in Sarcoma Scholars are each writing a detailed article about a particular sarcoma cancer sub-type. Claire Cambron is a studying at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine. She is originally from Phoenix, Arizona and completed her undergrad at Arizona State University. Before…
Liposarcoma by Allison Martin June 2018 The 2017-2018 Rein in Sarcoma Scholars are each writing a detailed article about a particular sarcoma cancer sub-type. Allison Martin hails from Columbia Heights, MN. After graduating from the United States Naval Academy in 2009, Allison served in several different roles as a Naval Officer. In August 2016, she…
Type of Sarcoma: Ewing’s SarcomaDiagnosis: July 2001 July 9, 2001, is a day I’ll never forget. I was 27, married with two children, the youngest just nine months old. I went in for surgery to remove a “swollen gland” and woke up to find myself at war. I had cancer, Ewing’s Sarcoma, an aggressive kind, I was…
Sarcoma cancers are rare cancers with all too few organizations working to support sarcoma patients, educate the public and the medical community and to fund research for cures. There are less than ten broad based sarcoma organizations (such as Rein in Sarcoma) and several dozen organizations supporting specific sarcoma sub-types (such as Osteosarcoma, Rhadosarcoma or…
Type of Sarcoma: LeiomyosarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2015Location: Heidi Minor loved history, international travel, her four children, five grandchildren, and her husband, Pat. Over thirty years ago, Heidi and Pat met at the local dance hall, Polovtizkis’, on Highway 65 in Spring Lake Park, MN. She called him back a year later and the first date…
We would like to recognize Rein in Sarcoma volunteer Sarina McNamara Morrison this month. Diagnosed with sarcoma cancer at the end of 2014, Sarina came to know about RIS through the Patient Starter Notebook she received at the University of Minnesota. She gave a moving speech at the 2015 Party in the Park and has…
