I'm excited to be joining the USC Sarcoma Program team in this year’s Race to Cure Sarcoma 5K on 11/2, and thrilled that USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, is sponsoring this year’s event. 

Sarcoma is a rare form of bone and soft tissue cancer that comprises approximately 15% of childhood cancer diagnoses and 1% of adult cancer diagnoses annually. Because of its rarity, it's essential to seek treatment at cancer centers seeing a high volume of the disease, with our program at USC treating more adult sarcoma patients than any other provider in Southern California. I lost my father to the disease 20 years ago and couldn't be prouder of the program we've built at USC.

Thanks to the Race to Cure Sarcoma events, SFA has funded over 200 grants in 12 countries leading to close to 200 total publications, adding to the sarcoma research discourse. This has led to $26 million+ in additional funding, 10+ clinical trials with 5 additional pending, and 2 patents. Any donation you can make toward this event is an investment in saving lives.