New breakthrough treatments for the most common cancers could soon come from cutting-edge research into some of the world’s rarest tumors. At the ESMO Conference on Sarcoma and GIST, to be held in Milan, Italy, on 9 and 10 March 2010, researchers and some of the world’s leading experts will discuss exciting new science on sarcomas - a group of rare tumors found in muscle, blood vessels, deep skin tissues, nerves and the tissues around joints. Although these cancers only affect a relatively small number of people, researchers say understanding them could have far wider ramifications…

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ESMO Conference On Sarcoma And GIST: Spotlight On Rare Tumors In Hunt For New Cancer Treatments

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