Sarcoma Awareness Month
Educate yourself and spread awareness about the risk factors, warning signs, and symptoms of the rare but potentially deadly forms of cancer known as sarcomas.
Partner with sarcoma advocacy groups to drive awareness, fundraising, and clinical trial enrollment during July through educational content and community events.
- Share patient stories and survivor testimonials to humanize the rare cancer experience
- Host webinars with oncologists explaining sarcoma risk factors and early warning signs
- Launch fundraising campaigns tied to clinical trial support and research funding
- Create shareable infographics on sarcoma statistics and the importance of early detection
In November of 2007, a group of advocates came together in Seattle to gather all the sarcoma non-profits under single united effort. Together they determined that the world was in need of a month dedicated to sarcoma awareness. This move was supported by sarctrials.org, a collection of sarcoma doctors who were determined to see sarcomas wiped out once and for all, and so Sarcoma Awareness Month was born.
As part of this effort, a petition was sent to the White House with the intent of gathering 100,000 signatures to officially declare July as Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcoma cases increase by 15,000 a year, and while that’s relatively small compared to some forms of cancer, this form is particularly insidious and lethal. Cancer fighters need the support of organizations and events like this to handle the difficulties of a cancer diagnosis, including facing their mortality and care for their family that often arise thanks to the medications they’re on to fight it.