News & Updates

CC Community News Digest (week of August 31-September 6)

September 6, 2020 CAC2 Community News No comments yet

Assorted news from the last week: National Cancer Institute released its Annual Plan and Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2022. This plan focuses on our enduring top priority — accelerating cancer research — and features four special scientific topics: cancer drug resistance, molecular diagnostics for cancer treatment, obesity and cancer, [...]

Pediatric Oncology: Summary of Guidances and Meetings

August 31, 2020 CAC2 Community News No comments yet

Guidances Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Developing Drugs and Biological Products for Treatment Pediatric Study Plans: Content of and Process for Submitting Initial Pediatric Study Plans and Amended Initial Study Plans Cancer Clinical Trial Eligibility Criteria: Minimum Age Considerations for Inclusion of Pediatric Patients Meetings 15 Sep: Pediatric Advisory Committee Will discuss […]

CC Community News Digest (week of August 24-30)

August 30, 2020 CAC2 Community News No comments yet

Assorted news from the last week: Cancer and its treatment may accelerate the aging process in young patients Research has identified a small molecule compound that may make some medulloblastoma patients respond better to treatment Childhood Cancer virtual Action Day planned for September 9 Chadwick Boseman, who died of cancer [...]

Virtual Day of Action: Join Together on September 9

August 28, 2020 CAC2 Community News, Guest Blogs No comments yet

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 [...]

Coping with COVID-19: An Informative Conversation for Families in the Childhood Cancer Community

August 26, 2020 CAC2 Collaborative Achievements No comments yet

CAC2 salutes Members Solving Kids' Cancer, Momcology, Ty Louis Campbell Foundation, and the Max Cure Foundation who worked collaboratively with Friends of Karen to host an expert-led community discussion for families about Covid-19. Watch the presentation by clicking the image below or by visiting www.solvingkidscancer.org/covid19webinar . The community is invited view [...]

CC Community News Digest (week of August 17-23)

August 23, 2020 CAC2 Community News No comments yet

Assorted news from the last week: CAC2 urges members to support efforts to help children’s hospitals in Beirut in the aftermath of the deadly August 4 explosion. You can read more about the explosions effect on pediatric cancer patients from the New York Times American Association for Cancer Research will hold […]

Rally for Medical Research, 2020

August 23, 2020 CAC2 Community News No comments yet

Rally for Medical Research, 2020, an annual AACR advocacy event, will take place as a completely virtual event! Schedule of Events Thursday, September 10 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm EDT Virtual Training for all Rally Hill Day Participants Wednesday, September 16 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm EDT Virtual Reception to [...]

An Ounce of Prevention, A Lifetime of Health: Childhood Cancer Prevention Initiative

August 19, 2020 CAC2 Webinars No comments yet

Dr. Margaret Kripke, Professor of Immunology and Vivian L. Smith Chair Emerita at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and Dr. Philip Landrigan, Professor of Biology at Boston College and Director of the Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good joined CAC2 Members Jonathan Agin (Max Cure [...]

CC Community News Digest (week of August 10-16)

August 16, 2020 CAC2 Community News No comments yet

Assorted news links from the last week: INCB, WHO and UNODC Statement on Access to Internationally Controlled Medicines during COVID-19 Pandemic FDA Issues Complete Response Letter for Pedmark An important step forward for mitigating the risk of life-long hearing loss caused by cisplatin AML Survivors at risk for psychosocial impairment Another [...]

CC Community News Digest (week of August 3-9)

August 9, 2020 CAC2 Community News No comments yet

Assorted news links from the last week: Study Offers Insights on Health Problems among AYA Cancer Survivors Medical trial aims to identify those at risk of heart damage following cancer treatment Australian researchers taking a very broad look at the effect of cancer treatment on heart health. Racial Disparities in Pediatric [...]