Meet Taylor, a 9 year old alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma warrior. In January 2020, Taylor’s mother, Amber noticed a lump on her right hand and decided to…
Bone Cancer in Children
Bone cancer is one of the most common types of childhood cancer, accounting for about 5% of all childhood cancers. Bone cancers can form in…
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Gold Ribbon Hero: CJ
Meet CJ, a 10 year old alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma warrior. “It’s been a very long road” says Stephanie, CJ’s mother. CJ was first diagnosed in September…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Grayce
Meet Grayce, a 14 year old medulloblastoma survivor! Grayce was taken to the optometrist when she developed blurred and double vision. Her eye doctor ran…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Kimberly
Meet Kimberly, a forever 16 year old stage 4 rhabdomyosarcoma hero. In June of 2018, Kimberly started to complain of back pain, so her parents…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Jace
Meet Jace, a Kansas State University student and DIPG warrior. On May 17, 2019, Jace was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor which helped…
What’s Needed to Improve Pediatric Cancer Treatment
Pediatric cancer treatment has come a long way in the last century. Back in the 1950s, a childhood cancer diagnosis was almost always fatal. But…
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Gold Ribbon Hero: Declan V.
Meet Declan, a 5 year old Ganglioglioma warrior. When Declan was 3 years old, he was diagnosed with Ganglioglioma. Declan started having sudden onset seizures…
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Gold Ribbon Hero: Victoria
Meet Victoria, a gliosarcoma hero taken too soon. After feeling weak accompanied by headaches and vomiting, Victoria was taken to the emergency room. The ER…