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Children's Cancer Research Fund was founded by Diana and Norm Hageboeck in 1981 after their daughter died of leukemia. [2] The organization officially registered as a 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit in February 1998. [3] In 2013, the Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Fund was established to designate funding specifically for osteosarcoma research.
The organization's allocation of funds for the fiscal year ending February 28, 2010 listed 84% of funds for program expenses. The remaining 16% are allocated between three other fields: donated services 12%, fund raising expenses 2%, and administrative expenses 2%.
An example of this bench-to-bedside initiative has been the laboratory's work in anti-angiogenesis and a national study using treatment with the anti-vascular endothelial growth factor, Avastin. The Pediatric Cancer Foundation Research gift has allowed the hiring of a research nurse practitioner and an administrative coordinator to assist Dr ...
Bukowinski said that consortiums, such as the Children’s Oncology Group, comprised of 200 pediatric cancer institutes, help advance pediatric cancer research. “It allows us to share ...
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Keeping cancer patients at Valley Children’s. The treatment programs that the donation will help develop could make life better for children like Tristen Graham, 9, of Clovis, who was first ...
Childhood Cancer Canada (CCC) is a foundation dedicated to fighting childhood cancer. It was founded in 1987. [ 1 ] The foundation works to improving the lives of children with cancer and their families through its support programs and investment in collaborative cancer research.
Some clinicians and research groups in neuropsychology are developing programs to help treat the cognitive problems associated with childhood cancer. Treatment typically involves a program of cognitive rehabilitation which aims to help improve cognitive function either by restoring capacities that were impaired and/or helping the patient learn ways to compensate for the impairment(s).