A Cure in the Making
In talking about a new project to develop new treatments for osteosarcoma, University of Minnesota researcher Beau Webber, PhD, uses a word he ...
In talking about a new project to develop new treatments for osteosarcoma, University of Minnesota researcher Beau Webber, PhD, uses a word he ...
Federal funders like the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are typically more interested in funding broad health concerns such as HPV or deme...
This piece was originally posted on July 17, 2019 by Kristy Westrom on the CaringBridge page for her son, Liam, who was diagnosed with T-cell a...
Sixteen-year-old Nate is most himself when he is playing his guitar. He’s been playing since he was around 10 years old, and his favorite son...
When your child is diagnosed with cancer, it changes the lens through which you view the world. Things look and feel different, and certain thi...
Imagine for a moment that you’re a pediatric oncologist. You’ve had over 20 years of education and you’ve passed dozens of tests and comp...
If you could go back to the day your child was diagnosed, what advice would you give yourself, knowing what you know now? This is the question ...
As Sheri Sobrato Brisson led one of her many support groups for kids and teens with chronic health issues, she thought back to how she felt whe...
Childhood brain tumors cause the most cancer-related deaths among kids and young adults ages 0–19, recently surpassing leukemia. But, a profo...
Most adults in their early 20s have their whole lives to look forward to – careers, relationships, families and dreams are all still on the h...
This post was written by Kayla Dickhoff, who lost her daughter Jocelyn to cancer in July 2013. How have birthdays changed since losing Jocelyn?...
This piece was written by Joelle Oliver, mother to Patrick, who was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma in November 2018. Originally from Minnesota...
Sometimes, leukemia cancer cells are so powerful they can overcome the most potent of chemotherapies. Because of support in part by Children's ...
Dr. Angela Mortari uses a bioprinter to study spreading tumors. Photo courtesy of the University of Minnesota. In today's cancer research wor...
Six-year-old Logan sits quietly in the back seat of his dad’s car, watching his favorite show, Thomas the Tank Engine. Outgoing and polite, L...
Two years ago, Carrie and Steve already had their hands full. As working parents to five daughters and owners of a cattle ranch in central Minn...
This essay was written by Gracie Bahr, a 17-year-old cancer survivor who found comfort in music therapy. The sunrise begins to peek through t...
On an otherwise normal morning in July, 5-month-old Carson woke up crying – hard. Kelly, Carson’s mom, did everything she could to comfort ...