Category Archives: Childhood Cancer
Childhood Cancer STAR Act Introduced to Advance Pediatric Cancer Research
In an effort to help thousands of children who undergo cancer treatment each year, U.S. Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) today…
Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families – FREE Download
Comprehensive Cancer Care for Children and Their Families: Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine and the American Cancer Society (2015) Authors…
Children Diagnosed with Cancer: Understanding the Healthcare System
Understanding the Healthcare System For a young child, just a routine check-up or basic blood test can be absolutely terrifying. But…
CHILDHOOD CANCER GENOMICS GAPS AND OPPORTUNITIES: IDENTIFICATION OF RESEARCH PRIORITIES
February 4-5, 2015, Workshop Summary DOWNLOAD WORKSHOP SUMMARY PDF DIVISION OF CANCER TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS AND THE OFFICE…
Children Diagnosed With Cancer: Dealing with Diagnosis
Dealing with a Cancer Diagnosis In the briefest space of time, in the time it takes to say just four little words, the normal, hectic,…
Cancer in Children
When we hear the word “cancer”, most of us immediately think of adult cancers, the ones at the center of glamorous media campaigns, well-publicized fundraising…
President Obama announced intent to appoint Dr. Peter C. Adamson to a key Administration posts
Friends, We are pleased to be able to announce that Dr. Peter Adamson, attending Physician in the Division of Oncology at The Children’s Hospital of…
Gold Ribbon Hero Emily D
“Reason this person is a Gold Ribbon Hero: Emily was diagnosed with Ewings Sarcoma in 2010. She missed half of 7th grade and all of…
#StepUp: Make Childhood Cancer a National Child Health Priority
How will you #StepUp for Action Days in 2015? A coordinated community effort is underway to storm Congress on foot and online. Childhood cancer organizations…
ACCO Mourns the Death of Dr. Robert Arceci, Childhood Cancer Warrior
ACCO Mourns the Death of Dr. Robert Arceci, Childhood Cancer Warrior It is with the deepest sadness, grief, and disbelief that the American Childhood Cancer…