Could you ever imagine sarcoma cancer, with a fairy tale ending? University of Minnesota Professor and cancer geneticist Dr. David Largaespada is working hard to make this happen. Through creative collaboration with others at the University and supported in part by RIS, Dr. Largaespada seeks both to better understand how cancer grows in people and…
Rein in Sarcoma has awarded $40,000 in new sarcoma research grants to Children’s Minnesota and the Mayo Clinic. The grants were announced during the recent virtual Fall Fundraiser. The RIS Research Committee reviews the top proposals brought forward by each institution’s evaluation committee, and in turn recommends final awards to the RIS Board of Directors…
Dr. Randy Hurley is a hematologist/oncologist at Regions Hospital and Medical Director of HealthPartners’ Cancer Care Program. He has been involved with Rein in Sarcoma since its onset. He was Karen Wyckoff’s medical oncologist and attended the very first RIS event with her. He has since attended nearly every Party in the Park and maintains…
Dr. Cho has lived many places, but he does not feel adrift. He has lived in each place for quite some time, and always for a good reason. After growing up in the Washington DC area, he attended medical school at George Washington University and completed his residency there. He left for Duke University in…
Dr. Julie Chu, a Hematology-Oncology physician at Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota, loves to care for her individual patients. And when the person with cancer is a child, family members too become like patients. Pediatric cancer medicine is very family-centered, and the wishes, feelings and perspectives of the adults will impact the care of…
It is hard to watch patients die. Yet getting to know people who face cancer and seeing how they persevere can be gratifying and inspirational. Treating cancer patients helps keep University of Minnesota Professor and orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Ed Cheng grounded and provides him with perspective. Dr. Cheng considers it a privilege to be a…
Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Denis Clohisy saves lives. With a world-class multidisciplinary team at the University of Minnesota, he is working to save more. RIS funding provides a creative spark and a vital source for a “hopeful research culture” at the U, which may one day contribute badly needed treatment advances for sarcoma. For now, each…
University of Minnesota Professor and Radiation Oncologist Katie Dusenbery has been involved with Rein in Sarcoma from the start. After all, she tells us, “Karen was my patient.” She appreciates the support RIS provides for her other patients and looks for ways the physicians can say thank you in return. A founding board member, Dr.…
Emily Greengard is a Pediatric Medical Oncologist at the Masonic Cancer Center and Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Greengard has become involved with the RIS Medical Advisory Committee so central to the work of the Red Flags team. Passionate about treating her patients and having the opportunity to combine her practice with…
Dr. Felasfa Wodajo was “humbled and honored” by our request to interview him, because he finds that “actually, it is the patients fighting sarcoma who are the real stories.” An orthopedic oncologist, now is a member of Virginia Cancer Specialists. He has lead the Musculoskeletal Tumor Program at Virginia Hospital Center. His Oncology Nurse Coordinator meets…
