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CAC2 Webinar–Dr. Peter Adamson Reports on Project: EveryChild, March 2014–SLIDE DECK
Dr. Peter Adamson provided an overview and update of the Children's Oncology Group's Project: EveryChild. He shared his slide deck below. Thank you for participating in CAC2 activities. CAC2 works because we are in this together. Read more
Protected: September Study Group Call Feb. 20
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Read moreNCI Meeting Scheduled for Fri. Feb 21
There will be a meeting next week at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) dedicated to pediatric cancer drug development. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) will hold its 64th Meeting of the Director’s Consumer Liaison Group (DCLG) on Friday, February 21, 2014 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Campus in Bethesda, MD. The meeting will focus on barriers to drug development in pediatric cancer research and will include participants from the pediatric cancer advocacy community, as well as private and public sector presenters. The panels will discuss the State of Pediatric Cancer Research, Potential […]
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Successful Collaboration: Leveraging an Established Grant Review Process
This collaborative research effort was due to childhood cancer groups coming together as part of CAC2. When the founders of Florida-based I Care I Cure Childhood Cancer Foundation approached Jay and Liz Scott of Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation at one of the early C3U (now CAC2) meetings, it was the beginning of a productive and fruitful collaboration that has increased the reach of both organizations’ grantmaking. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) has a successful track record of funding cutting-edge medical research – more than 350 projects since 2006. To identify and select the best projects, ALSF has assembled a Scientific [...] Read more
CAC2 Member Blog–Curing Childhood Cancer: “My What If?”
By CAC2 Member Amber Larkin, Noah's Light Foundation Last fall, Amber Larkin stepped onto the stage for 18 minutes at the TEDx Orlando event in the Winter Garden Theater. Most of those in attendance had no idea that the contents of those 18 minutes would reshape the way they think about cancer forever. Amber’s compelling story of her son, Noah, his battle with brain cancer and the hope that has resulted from her tireless work to find a cure brought the audience to laughter, to tears and eventually to their feet. We are pleased to share Amber’s inspiring speech with [...] Read more
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