KK’s Story – A True Trooper
Kathryn (KK to her friends and family) may only be 4 years old, but she is a no-nonsense girl. When it comes to her leukemia treatments, she...
CCRF introduces new research grant focused on cancer survivorship
Children’s Cancer Research Fund has introduced a new grant, the Healthy After Cancer: Childhood Cancer Survivorship Research Award, which fun...
Flipping the “switch” that powers aggressive MLL-r leukemia
Linda Resar, MD, will never forget Amanda, the first leukemia patient she cared for during her oncology fellowship. The inspirational 8-year-ol...
Rider’s Story – Strength and Survival After Leukemia
Rider is an athlete – he loves sports, especially football, so bumps and bruises here and there are nothing new. But when he noticed a bruise...
Conquering treatment-resistant B-ALL
During high school, Loretta Li worked in the University of Chicago lab of Janet Rowley, who later won the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her...
Delving into the data in search of new cures
With more than 10,000 experts at 200-plus institutions around the world, the Children’s Oncology Group (COG) is a research powerhouse. The co...
How to prepare your child to return to school after treatment
When a child returns to school once treatment is finished, adjusting back to a “normal” routine can be difficult for both the family and sc...
How to find reliable cancer resources
Cancer and other health-related information, whether online or in print, should come from a trusted, credible source. Unfortunately, some websi...
Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund Tops $3 Million
“I want to be remembered as the kid who went down fighting and didn’t really lose.” Zach Sobiech The Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund, wh...
CCRF Announces new members joining Board of Directors and Research Advisory Committee
CCRF is pleased to announce additions to the organization's board of directors, board leadership and scientific advisors. John Golden,...
What I’d tell myself about the first months of leukemia treatment
Do you ever have flashbacks of remembering how you felt during the first few weeks, even the first months after hearing the words, “your...
Showing love throughout the cancer journey
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, the whole family faces challenges they never knew existed – but they also find love and strength they ...
2021 Hard-to-Treat Award Winners
The Hard-To-Tread Award is a grant intended to support projects that enable the prevention, early detection and effective treatment of pediatri...
DIY Fundraising Highlight – Dr. Alpay Temiz
Dr. Alpay Temiz earned a PhD in Philosophy, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2008. ...
Exploring safe, cost-effective alternatives to donor-supplied blood
Cancer and the therapies used to treat it can alter the delicate blend of a child’s blood proteins. As a result, children with cancer often...
How to find a cancer support group that’s right for you
Cancer support groups are meetings for people with cancer and anyone touched by the disease. Even though many cancer patients receive support f...
Catching infant neuroblastoma earlier for better outcomes
Even before a baby is born, neuroblastoma can start to quietly creep through their nerve cells, growing into a tumor that might go undetected f...
Helping the immune system fight brain cancer
Even as a college student volunteering in the cancer ward of his local children’s hospital, Robert Galvin, MD, knew he wanted to become a ped...