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October 1, 2021 Blog Posts, Guest Blogs, Member Blogs, Survivorship Matters Blog

Taking Childhood Cancer Advocacy on the Road: Childhood Cancer License Plates

By Guest Blogger CAC2 Member Mary Beth Collins, PREP4Gold For the entire month of September the world hears a great deal from the childhood cancer community, feverishly raising awareness, advocating for programs & funding, and sharing stories about treatment, survivorship, and bereavement. Social media posts are in abundance, medical experts and advocates are interviewed, and researchers publish papers with the latest data. Each day of the month, there is a great deal provided about childhood cancer as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) continues to strengthen in message and resolve. Come October 1st, some wonder what can be done to sustain [...] Read more

July 29, 2021 Blog Posts, Guest Blogs, Member Blogs

Delayed Diagnosis for Children with Cancer

By Guest Bloggers CAC2 Member Susan Guisto (Friends of Cathryn Foundation) and Judith G. Villablance, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles Every year, approximately 1 in 10,500 children from birth to 15 years of age are diagnosed with cancer in the United States. Most pediatricians will likely encounter only one to three cases throughout their professional lifetime. Even though a pediatrician may never see a case of cancer in his or her practice, it is important to understand what to look for, how to evaluate patients and to ensure follow-up and timely referrals to specialists. As a result, pediatricians can play [...] Read more

April 1, 2021 Blog Posts, Collaborative Achievements, Community News, Guest Blogs

How Collaboration is Advancing Research and Clinical Care in Pediatric Cancer

By: Dr. Lynne Davies, Operations Manager, International Cancer Research Program It is with great excitement that I write to let you know about the upcoming webinar scheduled for Monday, April 19th at 10am ET, which aims to capture the very essence of why the International Cancer Research Partnership (ICRP) was created. ICRP is a unique alliance of cancer organizations working together to enhance global collaboration and strategic coordination of research. This webinar, entitled “How collaboration is advancing research and clinical care in pediatric cancer,” is jointly organized by ICRP, National Cancer Research Institute Children’s Group and Events team (UK), […]

January 4, 2021 Blog Posts, Guest Blogs, Research Explained

Let’s Fight This with Food

By: Hilary Woo, Dietetic Intern, Texas Woman’s University Fighting with food has been a motto that I’ve had ever since deciding to pursue a career as a registered dietitian. In fact, the moment I decided to be a dietitian was during a volunteer program in high school at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. I’ve always known that I wanted to work in pediatrics in some field whether it be as a nurse, doctor, dietitian, teacher, etc. However, MD Anderson helped me to find my passion in nutrition, and for that reason as well as personally being impacted by cancer through family members, I’ve been drawn […]

September 9, 2020 Blog Posts, Community News, Guest Blogs

September 9 Virtual Day of Action: How to Get Involved

By Sarah Milberg, Co-Chair of the Alliance for Childhood Cancer and Director of Government Relations and Advocacy for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation Today is the day! The childhood cancer community is joining together today to use our collective voice to build support for funding for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, the most comprehensive childhood cancer bill ever. Advocates across the childhood cancer community are writing to their members of Congress, posting on social media, and spreading the word to their networks about today’s Virtual Day of Action. If your organization would like to participate, please use these materials so we [...] Read more

August 28, 2020 Blog Posts, Community News, Guest Blogs

Virtual Day of Action: Join Together on September 9

By Guest Blogger Sarah Milberg, Co-Chair of the Alliance for Childhood Cancer and Director of Government Relations and Advocacy for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation For nearly 10 years, childhood cancer advocates from around the country have come to Washington, D.C. to participate in the Childhood Cancer Action Days. Action Days brings our community together to advocate for important childhood cancer issues currently before Congress. As a result of our advocacy, we have seen many important childhood cancer policies, like the Childhood Cancer STAR Act, become law. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our plans for Action Days had to change this [...] Read more

March 2, 2020 Blog Posts, Guest Blogs

Kids First Second Chance: Engaging the Community in Fostering Pediatric Genomics Research

By Guest blogger Valerie Cotton, Kids First Program Manager, NICHD Childhood cancers and structural birth defects have profound, lifelong effects on children and their families. Birth defects are the leading cause of death in the first year of life, and cancer remains the leading cause of childhood disease-related mortality beyond the first year of life, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Moreover, a child born with a birth defect is at a higher risk for childhood cancer, suggesting these conditions may be caused by shared genetic pathways. However, limited data and resources are available to investigate potential genetic [...] Read more

January 10, 2020 Blog Posts, Guest Blogs

The 4 C’s of the Holiday Season: Chess, Competition, Comaradery, Charity

By Guest blogger C. Davis Buenger Can blitz improve your chess? Maybe yes, maybe no. Can playing blitz could change the world? Team Berlin thinks so! Last month, Team Berlin, an adult chess team in Ohio took up a challenge I suggested to play a three-week holiday competition: whoever improved their chess.com blitz rating the most between December 12 and January 4 would win. To make things more meaningful, each player picked a charity to play for, with the donation pool staked by the participants going to the winner’s choice of charity. Seven team members--Davis Buenger, Scott Harkema, Zach Kountz, [...] Read more

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