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Lace Up for Kids 2024
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month: Lace Up for Kids 2024 Every year, over 400,000 children worldwide receive the heart-wrenching diagnosis of cancer. This staggering number reminds us of the crucial need for continued awareness, research, and support. This September, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we invite you to join Solving Kids’ Cancer’s Lace Up for…
Bone Cancer and Sarcoma Awareness Month
5 Key Facts About Bone Cancer and Sarcoma Awareness Month July is recognized as Bone Cancer and Sarcoma Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to learn more about these rare and challenging cancers that affect our young superheroes. Sarcoma and bone cancer can have a huge impact on the lives of young patients and…
Lessons Before and After Childhood Cancer from a Mother
As a parent, your primary instinct is to protect and care for your children. But, what happens when your child is diagnosed with cancer? How do you navigate your family through the devastating diagnosis, harsh treatments and fears of recurrence? And, when the unthinkable happens — what does life look like after loss? The journey…
Create Your Own Fundraiser Fundraising Idea: Audrey’s Angels
It began with a life-altering diagnosis. In 2010, 5-year-old Audrey was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. Neuroblastoma is a cancerous tumor that develops in the nervous system of babies and very young children. Each year, approximately 800 children get diagnosed with neuroblastoma in the United States.1 With stage 4 neuroblastoma, young Audrey was in the…
5 Ways to Support National Cancer Research Month
5 Ways to Support National Cancer Research Month May is National Cancer Research Month, when we spotlight the vital work being done to combat a disease affecting millions worldwide. Each year in the United States, 1.9 million new cancer diagnoses are made,1 and tragically, cancer remains the leading cause of death by disease among children.2…
Collaborative Effort of Nonprofits Yields Big Results for Treating High-Risk Neuroblastoma
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Collaborative Effort of Nonprofits Yields Big Results for Treating High-Risk Neuroblastoma New York, NY, April 3, 2023 —The collaborative efforts of eight nonprofit organizations to impact survival rates of children with high-risk neuroblastoma by funding innovative clinical research has just resulted in very promising results. This collaboration, led by…
What You Should Know About Cancer Vaccines – 2023
Most of us are familiar with vaccines, a type of immunotherapy given to healthy people to prevent common diseases. They are made from a weakened virus or attenuated bacteria that causes the disease and are introduced into the body. This helps build antibodies that recognize and fight off that particular disease more effectively. Some cancer…
5 Things to Know About Rare Disease Week
Rare Disease Week is an awareness event set aside to generate lasting change for the rare disease community. It takes place every year — starting on the last day of February — the month with the rarest number of days, to emphasize the nature of these conditions and direct attention to rare diseases as a…
The Latest in CAR-T Cell Therapy for Pediatric Cancer
Although significant strides have been made in the treatment of children with cancer over the years, survival for some cancers, such as solid tumors, and rare, aggressive cancers, have seen little improvement. Those who do survive pediatric cancers, are often faced with long-term health complications from the current standard of care treatments of chemotherapy, surgery…