The ISG’s Sarcoma information leaflet is available here.
The Second Irish Sarcoma Group Meeting will take place at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin on Thursday December 3rd 2015. This year the focus will be on gynaecological sarcomas, desmoids and the sarcomas that affect teenagers and young adults. The meeting will be open to all healthcare professionals from the island of Ireland who have a special interest in this rare group of cancers. The programme and how to register will be available shortly.
The formation of the Irish Sarcoma Group and it’s website are finalists for an Irish Healthcare Centre Award.
The winners will be announced at a dinner in DunLaoghaire Yacht Club on March 27th 2015
Sinead Quinn and Dr Charles Gillham, co-founder of the Irish Sarcoma Group, appeared on the Saturday Night Show on March 21st to help raise awareness about sarcomas, the importance of early diagnosis and what symptoms to look out for.
Ronan Clarke died almost one year after being diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare form of cancer. The Mayo man was known to many as a former presenter on the rural affairs programme, Ear to the Ground. In advance of World Cancer Day, Ronan’s wife Sinead and Dr. Charles Gillham join Damien OReilly in studio to raise awareness of sarcoma and to highlight an early detection message pertinent to all cancer types.
For further information about the Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Sarcoma conference in July 8 2015 please see attached pdf document.
For further information about the Faculty of Pathology’s, RCPI, 33rd Annual Symposium
and Annual General Meeting on Friday 13th February 2015, please see attached pdf document.
Faculty of Pathology Annual Symposium
The Inaugural Meeting of the Irish Sarcoma Group took place at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin 1 on Thursday November 27th. Below are images of event and attendees.
Links to news paper articles in 2014
Irish Independent 28/11/14
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/health/michael-noonan-urges-care-improvements-for-rare-cancers-30781026.html
Irish Times 25/11/14
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/health-family/sarcoma-conference-for-awareness-and-strategy-1.2007498
Irish Medical Times 7/11/14
http://www.imt.ie/features-
Irish Times 05/06/14
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/michael-noonan-reveals-he-discovered-lump-while-showering-1.1820606
Irish Times 04/06/14
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/expert-calls-for-specialist-sarcoma-treatment-centre-1.1821004