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...
Punch Pizza’s Impact on Childhood Cancer Research
Punch Pizza has partnered with CCRF since 2009 and contributed over $252,000. These funds directly support some of the most promising mind...
Our top 5 research wins of 2021
It’s up to you to make a difference for kids fighting cancer - and in 2021, you delivered. Because of you we funded 40 new research...
How to reclaim your identity after being a cancer caregiver
As a cancer caregiver, you spent many hours supporting and caring for your loved one while they went through treatment. Now that your chapter...
Using artificial intelligence to optimize childhood brain tumor treatment
Brain tumors recently rose to be the most common cause of cancer-related death in kids. Those that survive can develop serious negative...
Our 7 best holiday fundraiser tips and tricks
Meg McElroy says she started raising money for CCRF somewhat on accident. Since 2009, she’s hosted an annual holiday party to keep college fr...
Improving communication and trust between cancer families and care teams
Communication breakdowns between patients, parents, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals could result in unnecessary stress and...
Dream Further Campaign hits $2 million for cancer survivorship research and care
When childhood cancer survivor Ted Sibley finished his cancer treatment as a teenager, he received a t-shirt that said, “Finish Line.” He was...
Does body composition impact the severity of chemo side-effects in children?
The research questions started to percolate for pediatric oncologist Aman Wadhwa, MD, MSPH, as he made his rounds of the pediatric oncology uni...
CCRF-funded researcher is outsmarting the defenses of AML cancer cells
Shannon Conneely, MD, a pediatric hematologist-oncologist at Texas Children’s Hospital and researcher at Baylor College of Medicine, envision...
Celebrating the naming of the Katie Hageboeck Children’s Cancer Research Fund Clinic
On Wednesday, October 13, longtime members of the Children’s Cancer Research Fund community gathered to celebrate the dedication of the Katie...
Discovering the cell origin of Ewing sarcoma
For decades, the question of Ewing sarcoma’s genetic beginnings has stumped scientists, leaving potential therapeutic targets...
Mixbook helps childhood cancer families reflect on their journeys
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, treatment usually lasts months, even years. Childhood cancer families are so focused on getting through ...