What is Sarcoma?

WHAT IS SARCOMA?

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SARCOMAS ARE CANCERS OF THE CONNECTIVE TISSUE (MUSCLE, BONE, FAT, NERVE, CARTILAGE, BLOOD VESSELS, DEEP SKIN TISSUE). RHABDOMYOSARCOMA IS A TYPE OF SARCOMA THAT AFFECTS MAINLY CHILDREN UNDER 15 AND YOUNG ADULTS. IT ACCOUNTS FOR OVER HALF THE SOFT TISSUES CANCERS IN CHILDREN AND HAS A SURVIVAL RATE OF ONLY 20% – 50%.

WHERE DOES SARCOMA OCCUR?
SARCOMAS CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE IN THE BODY, INCLUDING THE BRAIN.

WHO GET SARCOMA?
ANYONE CAN GET A SARCOMA (OVER 50 DIFFERENT TYPES). SARCOMA DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE BY SEX, AGE OR RACE. EVEN BABIES CAN BE BORN WITH TYPES OF SARCOMAS.

WHY WAS JAREDS JUGGERNAUT INC STARTED?
JAREDS JUGGERNAUT WAS FORMED AFTER THE FOUNDERS SON, JARED, DIED AFTER A FIVE YEAR BATTLE WITH RHABDOMYOSARCOMA. HE HAD BEEN TREATED WITH ALL THE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE CHEMO AND OTHER DRUGS BUT, LIKE 50 -80% OF PATIENTS, THESE WERE NOT EFFECTIVE ENOUGH FOR HIM TO BEAT THE DISEASE. AFTER HIS DEATH, HIS PARENTS DECIDED TO START THE CHARITY IN ORDER TO FIND RESEARCHERS WHO WERE WORKING “OUT OF THE BOX” TO FIND INNOVATIVE METHODS TO TREAT THE DISEASE OR TO STOP IT BEFORE IT CAN TAKE HOLD OF THE BODY. THEIR SEARCH FOUND AT LEAST THREE RESEARCHERS THROUGHOUT THE US THAT MAY HOLD THE KEY TO THE EVENTUAL ERADICATION OF THIS FORM OF SARCOMA.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, AS WELL AS SARCOMA IN GENERAL, IS CONSIDERED AN “ORPHAN” DISEASE DUE TO THE RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBER OF NEW ANNUAL CASES. AS SUCH, DRUG COMPANIES ARE RELUCTANT TO PUT ADEQUATE FUNDS INTO RESEARCH FOR THESE DISEASES TO BRING NEW DRUGS TO THE MARKETPLACE. THEREFORE FUNDING IS LEFT TO ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS JAREDS JUGGERNAUT INC. PLEASE DONATE TO US BY HITTING THE PAYPAL BUTTON BELOW OR SENDING A CHECK TO:
JAREDS JUGGERNAUT INC 24331 MUIRLANDS BLVD #D4 Box 354 LAKE FOREST, CA 92630.
THANK YOU!