Research
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Sarcoma Story – John Philip Douglass
Read Article: Sarcoma Story – John Philip DouglassType of Sarcoma: Ewing SarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2018Location: leg Although he didn’t realize it at the time, John’s journey with Sarcoma began in March of 2018 when he began experiencing back pain, and tingling and numbness in his right leg. He started physical therapy to help with the back pain, but it didn’t seem to…
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RIS Tote Bag Program
Read Article: RIS Tote Bag ProgramThe RIS Patient and Family Support Committee, made up of many members who are sarcoma survivors, decided that one way they could help newly diagnosed or relapsed patients was to have gift bags available for hospital nurses to give to these patients to demonstrate that they are not alone in their battle with sarcoma. Several…
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Study of Sarcoma Familiarity Among Primary Care Practitioners
Read Article: Study of Sarcoma Familiarity Among Primary Care PractitionersEach year Rein in Sarcoma’s Jan Maudlin Sarcoma Scholars complete a project involving sarcoma cancer education and awareness. In 2015, some of the scholars conducted assessments of Minnesota primary care practitioners at two educational conferences. Their work, summarized by Dr. Croix Fossum, a scholar from Mayo Clinic and now at the Keck School of Medicine…
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2020 RIS Research Grants for UMN
Read Article: 2020 RIS Research Grants for UMNRein in Sarcoma proudly announces a $150,000 research grant approved by the Rein in Sarcoma Board on January 27, 2020. This brings the cumulative research funding by Rein in Sarcoma to $2 million since the organization’s founding in 2001. This grant will fund the following three exciting University of Minnesota Masonic Cancer Center projects: “eBAT…
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2020 Winter Gathering
Read Article: 2020 Winter GatheringMore than 60 patients, survivors, and family members attended the January 26 Winter Gathering at Bachman’s Floral, Gift, and Garden Center in Minneapolis. In addition, the live-stream video of the event on Facebook reached over 2000 people (watch the replay). Highlights of the event include mindfulness exercises from the University of Minnesota’s Bakken Center for…
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Sarcoma Story – Bo Arvin
Read Article: Sarcoma Story – Bo ArvinType of Sarcoma: Epithelioid SarcomaDate of Diagnosis: 2018Location: While it’s too simplistic to summarize a person in only a few words, an apt introduction to Bo (Robert) Arvin would be: Hilarious. Fun. Chocolate donuts and ice cream. Who wouldn’t love that? The more we learn about Bo, the more we would have liked to know…
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Volunteer Spotlight: Tom Boardman
Read Article: Volunteer Spotlight: Tom BoardmanWhen Tom Boardman learned that his twelve-year-old grandson, Levi, was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma cancer, he wanted to step in and take the pain away. Family and friends of sarcoma patients know this feeling well. “I could not take the chemo for my grandson. Neither could I have the surgery he was going to need…
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2019 RIS Research Grants-Mayo Clinic and Children’s Minnesota
Read Article: 2019 RIS Research Grants-Mayo Clinic and Children’s MinnesotaRein in Sarcoma has awarded $45,000 in new sarcoma research grants to Children’s Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. Children’s Minnesota “Expanding Opportunities For Early Detection of Sarcoma.” | $20,000 Co-Principal Investigators: Megan Hilgers, MD, pediatric oncologist and Kris Ann P. Schultz, MD, pediatric oncologist. Lay Summary: Liquid biopsies are a promising technique to facilitate tumor…
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Career Opportunities
Read Article: Career OpportunitiesRein in Sarcoma (RIS) is a Minnesota non-profit tax exempt 501(C)(3) organization serving families touched by sarcoma cancers, an uncommon and often lethal group of bone and soft tissue cancers. Working in partnership with the University of Minnesota, the Mayo Clinic, and Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, we seek to fund innovative, collaborative and…
