It is our dream at “Fishin’ for the Cure” to one day have a world where no child has to suffer from the painstaking battle of sarcoma ….that one day, there will be hope and there will be a cure!

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“Fishin’ for the Cure” is a local event in the 2010 Team Sarcoma Initiative, an internationally coordinated set of events to raise awareness of sarcoma and raise funds to support sarcoma research, clinical trials, and patient and family services. The 2009 Initiative consists of the "core" Team Sarcoma Bike Tour and local Team Sarcoma events that will be held worldwide during the same week. The Team Sarcoma Initiative has become an International Sarcoma Awareness Week with over 4000 people participating in it worldwide in 2008. While the members of the "core" Team Sarcoma are touring along the Danube River, they will be joined by people participating in various local events, such as “Fishin’ for the Cure,  in the cities and countries where they live on one or more of the days during July 12-20, 2009.

Why do we need a Team Sarcoma Initiative?

What do sarcoma patients, caregivers, and survivors need? Of course, they need support, friendship and understanding. But in order to live, many sarcoma patients need more effective treatments, including more targeted therapy that will not devastate their bodies. Such discoveries will only be made if researchers have access to funding that specifically supports sarcoma research.

We can't depend on government funding to make this happen. Funding for sarcoma research is not keeping up with research needs. More importantly, most government funding is used for the more well known cancers, leaving thousands of sarcoma patients with few treatment options.

Wouldn't it be great if ordinary people like you and me could bridge the gap and make sarcoma research happen? Well, together, we can! This is what the Team Sarcoma Initiative is about.

Our dream is to eventually cure sarcoma, one lake at a time! If you are interested in hosting a “Fishin’ For the Cure” event, please contact us at info@fishinforthecure.org.

Thank you so much for your support of “Fishin’ for the Cure”!