When John was diagnosed with Sarcoma in the Autumn of 2016, we had no idea what it was or what it meant. Unfortunately, this is a common theme and statistics are showing that only 25% of the UK population have heard about Sarcoma and a GP may only see 1 case in their entire career. These are scary numbers.

In our scramble to find information, we came across the website for Sarcoma UK, a small charity with a mission is to amplify sarcoma awareness, inspire involvement, and fund ground-breaking research to transform the lives of everyone affected by sarcoma.

They are dedicated to moving forwards from 40 year old traditional Chemotherapy treatments to more modern treatments with better outcomes.

Being a rare cancer, Sarcoma doesn’t attract the funding or front page news like other types but it can be vicious and without early detection, survival rates are not high. Sarcoma UK is working with a variety of groups and individuals to improve awareness of sarcoma, promote early diagnosis and improve patient experience.

There are 3 main types of Sarcoma but within these types there around a hundred sub-types. Nearly 15% of all childhood cancers are Sarcoma….did you know this?

Neither of us had expected John’s limp to be Cancer and hearing the healthcare professionals mention Sarcoma, well, they may as well have been speaking in double-dutch.

We were so pleased to find Sarcoma UK and with their support & guidance we understood what it meant. By continuing our support for Sarcoma UK we hope that in some small way, our efforts will help someone else.

For more details on Sarcoma or the Charity Sarcoma UK then read more here…