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Mission
The Sarcoma Foundation of
America (SFA) advocates for increased
research to find new and better therapies for treating
patients with sarcoma. The SFA raises its own funds to
provide research grants to sarcoma researchers. The SFA
also interacts with public, private for-profit, and
private nonprofit organizations to raise awareness of
the treatment needs of sarcoma patients.
We strive to eliminate pain and suffering due to sarcoma
by:
- Funding
translational
research
grants that will lead to new sarcoma
therapies
- Advocating
for increased
government
funding against sarcoma
- Creating
alliances with the biotechnology
and pharmaceutical
industries
to rapidly develop new and better
sarcoma treatments
- Increasing
public awareness
regarding early detection of sarcoma
- Educating
sarcoma patients
regarding access to optimal sarcoma
care
- Advocating
for early access
by sarcoma patients to promising
agents developed for other cancer
types
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