researched”.
Margaret Martin was diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma in 2016, a rare cancer that grows in the hollow organs of the body, including the intestines, stomach, bladder or uterus, in females.
One study suggests that it returns in 40 per cent of cases and the chances are highest in the first five years after treatment.
Scientists at Dundee University are carrying out the first UK study looking at how DNA damage leads to sarcoma, a group of poorly understood cancers affecting the bones or connective tissues in the body.
I feel very blessed to be in this position.
Current treatment for many sarcomas is limited and there are few options for patients who don’t respond to first line chemotherapy or present at a more advanced stage.