Call to Action

Global Call to Action: International Childhood Cancer Day Follow Up

February 28, 2024 CAC2

From our Friends at Childhood Cancer International: Every February 15th since 1993 people around the world have celebrated International Childhood Cancer Day, created and organized by Childhood Cancer International (CCI) and supported by SIOP. Every three years there is a new campaign theme, and the theme for 2024 to 2026 focuses on the challenges and inequalities faced by children and adolescents with cancer, as well as their families. The theme also seeks to highlight solutions. Our friends at CCI encourage everyone to participate in this important campaign! Why? The more voices that gather, the stronger the call and the greater […]

CAC2 Webinar–Why Foundations Should Collaborate to Fund Research and How the Foundation Match Platform Can Help

July 22, 2022 CAC2

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As Foundation Match makes its debut, this webinar gave an opportunity to learn more about the platform. In addition, a moderated discussion explored a few of the different motives and approaches that CAC2 member organizations that co-fund research adopted and learned from an investigator about how funding collaboration has the potential to improve the research landscape. Panelists shared why they are excited to join the Foundation Match platform. Panel members include: Donna Ludwinski (Solving Kids’ Cancer) Lisa Ward (Tough2gether Against DIPG/DMG) Julie Guillot (Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Volunteer) Elias Sayour, MD, PhD (Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Principal Investigator, [...] Read more

CAC2 Member Blog–Taking Childhood Cancer Advocacy on the Road: Childhood Cancer License Plates

October 1, 2021 CAC2

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By 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 some of [...] Read more

CAC2 Member Blog–Surveying Parents to Inform Physicians

January 31, 2021 CAC2

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By CAC2 Member Patti Gustafson, Swifty Foundation For years we looked to medical professionals to tell us what we needed to know to treat our son’s medulloblastoma. We trusted them and we followed their advice. Since 2013, we have been working with families who have lost their child to cancer and we’ve focused our attention on post-mortem tissue donation. In 2017, we held an Investigator’s meeting in Chicago to discuss best practices for the collecting, storing, and sharing of tissue. In 2018, we hosted families from across the country for a Family Forum to discuss their experiences with post-mortem tissue [...] Read more

CAC2 Member Blog–Don’t let HOPE die in the US Senate!

November 16, 2020 CAC2

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By CAC2 Member Joe Baber If the Creating Hope Act (S. 4010) does not pass the Senate by December 11, THIS YEAR we will lose the best tool we have ever had to inspire drug developers to produce Childhood Cancer and Rare Pediatric Disease drugs. This bill has produced 26 drugs in the last eight years, including two childhood cancer drugs. This is half of the four drugs ever approved specifically for childhood cancer. Because of the incentives in this bill, for the first time, we now have several kids’ cancer drugs in development. We cannot allow this bill to die on the Senate floor! The House passed a version [...] Read more

Childhood Cancer: Cross-Sector Strategies for Prevention Report Released

September 23, 2020 CAC2

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Some CAC2 Members have spent months working on the Childhood Cancer Prevention Initiatives with a wider community of folks dedicated to working on childhood cancer prevention. Click the image to access the report and more! Below they have shared links to social media content and videos for the report. Link to the Social Media Toolkit Links to the Childhood Cancer Prevention video: Please like the video on Instagram, and crosspost/share on Facebook and Twitter Link to the ASBC Facebook Live recording of the 9/23 teleconference: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=404729213871394&extid=dJ3sJFYFmcI6f5mB Media Folder Click here to view the folder with all of the social media images. Spanish will be added soon! Link to the [...] Read more

Guest Blog–September 9 Virtual Day of Action: How to Get Involved

September 9, 2020 CAC2

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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 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 [...] Read more

Guest Blog–Virtual Day of Action: Join Together on September 9

August 28, 2020 CAC2

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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

Rally for Medical Research, 2020

August 23, 2020 CAC2

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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 Celebrate Medical Research Thursday, September 17 9:30 am – 5:30 pm EDT Rally for Medical Research Virtual Hill Day Meetings with House and Senate offices will take place via phone/video conference. Participants in times zones other than EDT will have their meetings begin at 9:30 am in their local time [...] Read more

CAC2 Webinar–An Ounce of Prevention, A Lifetime of Health: Childhood Cancer Prevention Initiative

August 19, 2020 CAC2

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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 Foundation), Mary Beth Collins, and Anne Robertson to discuss a soon-to-be unveiled childhood cancer prevention initiative. This informative webinar allowed CAC2 members to learn the basics about preventing childhood cancer and the vulnerabilities to environmental toxins and current treatment regimens experienced by children. The panel discussion provided an overview about [...] Read more

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