AUSTRALIAN SARCOMA STUDY GROUP: DEVELOPMENT AND OUTLOOK

Abstract

Sarcomas represent a small, diverse and high impact group of cancers that disproportionately affect the young. There is good data to link outcomes to clinical research participation for many cancers, including sarcomas. Historically neglected because of the rarity of these disorders, Australian clinicians first began to self-organise about a decade ago, to develop the Australian Sarcoma Group, a society designed to increase the focus on sarcomas in Australia. In December 2007, with Cancer Australia funding, the Australian Sarcoma Group took, the next step towards establishing an effective clinical research co-operative group, by forming the Australian Sarcoma Study Group. This group has been..