“SPAGN Advocacy in Action Award 2025” & “Paola Gonzato Memory Award”

Call for Nominations  SPAGN is thrilled to announce the opening of nominations for the prestigious Advocacy in Action Award 2025 and the newly introduced Paola Gonzato Memory Award for impactful projects in sarcoma patient advocacy.   Advocacy in Action Award 2025 Since its inception in 2017, the Advocacy in Action Award has highlighted exceptional initiatives…

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UK: Desmoid Fibromatosis UK Patients & Caregivers

UK: Desmoid Fibromatosis UK Patients & Caregivers   Back to members Organisation Profile Desmoid Fibromatosis Patients & Carers U.K ( DFPCUK ) is here to empower, support and educate patients through and beyond their diagnosis of a desmoid tumour. We currently have our facebook page to share information and up to date news on what’s…

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UK: Sarcoma UK

UK: Sarcoma UK Back to members Organisation Profile Sarcoma UK is a national charity that funds vital research, offers support for anyone affected by sarcoma cancer and campaigns for better treatments. It is the only cancer charity in the UK focusing on all types of sarcoma. Our vision Where everyone affected by sarcoma cancer has…

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UK: GIST Cancer UK and PAWS GIST

UK: Bone Cancer Research Trust Back to members Organisation Profile GIST Cancer UK are a network of patients and carers affected by GIST, sharing experience and offering mutual support. We raise awareness about GIST & represent patient interests at National and International meetings. Working to support an infrastructure that supports research and improves patient care,…

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UK: EHE Rare Cancer Charity

UK: EHE Rare Cancer Charity Back to members Organisation Epithelioid Haemangioendothelioma (EHE) is an indiscriminate and often destructive cancer occurring in men or woman at any age and which is often aggressive in children and young adults. We know little about this rare sarcoma which is why research is so critical. Yet because of its…

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UK: Bone Cancer Research Trust

UK: Bone Cancer Research Trust Back to members Organisation Profile Our Vision: A world where primary bone cancer is cured. Our Mission: To save lives and improve outcomes for people affected by primary bone cancer through Research, Awareness, Information and Support. How BCRT began: In 2004, a group of families who had lost children and…

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Switzerland: Swiss GIST Group

Switzerland: Swiss GIST Group   Back to members Organisation Profile On January 14, 2010 the GIST-Group of Switzerland was founded in accordance with the provisions of the Swiss Civil Code. The aim of the association is to support GIST patients and their dependants and relatives. The group was actually founded 2003 by the late Dr.…

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Sweden: GIST Sverige

Sweden: GIST Sverige   Back to members Contact Information GIST Sverige  📧Email: gistcancer@telia.com Key Contacts   General Information Year of establishment:  SPAGN member since:  No. of members:   

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Kids with cancer encourage each other

Having gone through herself a terribly difficult childhood – being diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma at the age of 3 ½ years – Marcsi Benkő (14) wanted to help other children fighting cancer in coping with the challenges they face during treatment. She remembered how the other kids in the hospital ward had helped her by explaining things that she could not understand, and she was deeply scared of. The idea of producing short video messages narrated by peer children in their own words emerged. Read here Marcsi’s touching story about her journey from a child with Ewing sarcoma to a teenage patient advocate.

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SPAGN Annual Conference 2025

We are thrilled to announce that the SPAGN Annual Conference 2025 will be held in Washington D.C., USA, from April 11-13, 2025. This will be our first conference in the United States, marking a significant milestone for our global community. This highly anticipated event will bring together patient advocates from around the world to discuss…

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