This Saturday, September 22, 2012 is the 4th annual Jana Piccola Walk 4Love which features a scenic 5K walk/run as well as a raffle with great prizes. All of the proceeds from the event are donated to pediatric cancer research. This year we have included another great addition, a bone marrow drive. Volunteers from the [...]
Steven Heckman is a 6-year-old from Amityville, NY currently battling acute lymphocytic leukemia and will undergo chemotherapy for the next two years of his life. He may need a bone marrow transplant in the future, and if that’s the case, Steven and his family can only hope that a match will be there. Inspired by [...]
Join us for the 4th annual Jana Piccola Walk 4Love 2012 benefitting pediatric cancer research! This family-friendly event invites runners/walkers/joggers of all ages! REGISTER HERE! DETAILS: WHAT: 5K run/walk and 1 mile fun run. WHEN: Saturday, September 22, 2012 TIME: 7:30am – Day of registration. Race number and t-shirt pick up. 8:30am – 1 mile [...]
Researchers announced that girls who survive childhood cancer face a higher risk of developing breast cancer later in life due to their early chest radiation treatments. Watch the story below: CBS News – childhood cancer survivors face higher breast cancer risk
Children who get CT scans are at slightly increased risk for brain cancer and leukemia, according to a large international study released Tuesday. Click here to find out more!
The St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has announced the largest-ever release of comprehensive human cancer genome data for free access by the global scientific community. The information released includes 520 genome sequences which includes matched sets of normal and tumor tissue samples from 260 pediatric cancer patients. By [...]
With Congress poised to pass sweeping FDA reform, childhood cancer advocates are visiting Capitol Hill this week as part of Childhood Cancer Action Day. This is an especially critical time to present the following issues to legislators, and we need your help, even if you are not in Washington, DC. New and more effective drugs [...]
Last year, in its inaugural effort, the Long Island CureSearch Walk raised over $44,000 for the innovative and life-saving childhood cancer research that is conducted at outstanding Children’s Oncology Group hospitals, including the Cancer Center for Kids at Winthrop University Hospital, Stony Brook University Medical Center and The Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children’s Medical Center of New [...]
Taylor Swift has selected the Children’s Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation as her charity for the CMT Country Music Awards 2012. For every category that Taylor wins CMT will make a donation to CNCF. She was nominated in 3 categories. You can go to the link below to view the categories and vote for Taylor Swift. CLICK [...]
Two different acts that affect children with cancer, the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (BPCA) and Pediatric Research Equity Act (PREA), are going to expire on October 1, 2012, and Congress is working now to reauthorize them before this date. We are not only looking to renew these acts, but would like to change some [...]
