Stories

From Lab to Lifeline: Zach’s Movement Builds Momentum in Osteosarcoma Advances

12 years of progress and a look to the future – the Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund at CCRF has raised more than $4.4 million for safer,...

Jimmy understands cancer more than most kids his age. A genetic condition led to cancer not once, but twice. His story shows just how heavy...

Children’s Cancer Research Fund invests in projects that look beyond kids simply surviving cancer – to futures of long-term health, healing...

Meet Bryleigh, a small but mighty child at the forefront of advancing B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia cancer research....

High school swimmer Jack refused to let Hodgkin lymphoma derail his competitive career. While undergoing chemotherapy, he not only continued...

Because of your support, researchers are on their way to giving kids with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) a clearer, more effective treatment path. ...

Identical twins Kendal and Kenedi were diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia as infants. While both girls initially responded well to...

When 9-year-old Fritz went to the dentist for what seemed like a routine tooth pain, no one expected it would change his life forever. What...

Tenzin, a 10-year-old leukemia fighter and Junior Black Belt, continues his treatment with unwavering resilience....

Kayden’s parents took him to the emergency room for pain and unexplained bruising. Finally, one of the emergency room doctors called an...

Jackson’s mom Martine has a “go bag” packed at all times. Whenever they get home, she washes everything, packs most of the items right back...

Medical challenges are not new territory for 14-year-old Lila and her family – she had a stroke before she was born, she is non-verbal and is...

You might think it strange that Allison cherishes the opportunity to watch her three-year-old daughter, Sloane, throw a tantrum. It’s...

When 8-year-old Megan was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, she asked her mom what osteosarcoma was – she’d never heard the word before. Her mom...

Erin Marcotte, PhD, MPH, and Heather Nelson, PhD, MPH, of University of Minnesota are seizing the opportunity to turn small things into big...

Ella had a very aggressive form of acute myeloid leukemia, and neither of her siblings were a marrow match. Even after the transplant, she...

Humbled. Hopeful. Loved. Those are just some of the emotions the family of Nicholas Cisewski feels every year during the Nicholas Cisewski Me...

It's hard to believe we’re already two months into my new role as CEO of Children’s Cancer Research Fund (CCRF)! These initial weeks have b...