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Pediatric cancer survivor honored for work as pediatric nurse
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — 10 years after winning his battle with leukemia, Pepper Vigil is using his experience to help children and teens fight that same fight. It all started one day at practice. Vigil thought he sprained his knee. “But I was in so much pain that I...
EARLY YEARS: ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation helps local 9-year-old cope with cancer, keep up with schoolwork
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) -To see the very precocious nine-year-old, Nikolas Pakkidis, you’d never know that he’s already fought the battle of his life. “I wouldn’t eat. I wouldn’t drink. I wouldn’t do anything. I was nauseous all the time, and it got to the point, where...
The voice: Four Diamonds-funded translator helps families struck by childhood cancer
As Aracilis Castillio watched her son gasping for air, she steeled herself for what was to come. She hoped what was troubling her boy, 10-year-old Luis Yireh Cancel-Castillo, was something simple like fatigue. But when she and her husband, Luis Cancel, rushed him to a...
Baking with a purpose: How Common Bond’s King Cakes are helping to fight pediatric cancer
HOUSTON – For many bakeries in town, the King Cake is the most popular item at this time of year. At Common Bond, the King Cake isn’t just a Mardi Gras staple, it’s also a way to spread happiness and pay it forward. For the fourth year in a row, Common Bond is...
How Toby Keith got started helping children with cancer
Okla. — While country music singer and songwriter Toby Keith was a known as a country music star, he also had a huge heart for children with cancer. Keith died at 62 after a three year battle with stomach cancer on Monday. On Tuesday, FOX23 spoke with the Executive...
Inside the 2024 Aspen Snowball Gala Benefiting Pediatric Cancer
Celebrities, royals, and generous donors from around the world gathered in Aspen over the weekend, but not just to hit the slopes: they were also in town for the 2nd Annual Aspen Snow Ball Gala. Held at the St. Regis Aspen Resort, the lavish event—which was put...
300-piece collection of autographed sports memorabilia raising money for pediatric cancer
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Tulsa’s Gathering Place, in partnership with the Scott Carter Foundation, invites the Tulsa community to see a nearly 300-piece collection of autographed sports memorabilia. You can find autographed jerseys, balls, bats, and boxing gloves, from...
Author donates book sale profits to child cancer research after losing student
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Author Brianna Bullion spoke with Danielle Banda about her recent book, “S’mores the Orphan Kitty”. “God placed on my heart to donate a portion of all of my sales to The Cure Starts Now cancer foundation, which funds pediatric cancer...
MUSC pediatric cancer researcher awarded grant to understand medulloblastoma relapse
One of the most prestigious pediatric cancer foundations in the U.S. has awarded a grant to a Medical University of South Carolina researcher to continue her pursuit of the causes of medulloblastoma relapse. Jezabel Rodriguez Blanco, Ph.D., who has a dual appointment...
The Washington, D.C. Auto Show, the Washington Area Hyundai Dealers and Hyundai Hope on Wheels Team up to Support Georgetown Lombardi and Children’s National Hospital Through “Hyundai Hands On Hope” Contest
Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- - Hyundai Hope on Wheels to Donate $100,000 Total to Georgetown Lombardi and Children’s National to Fund Pediatric Cancer Research Six Contestants Total from Georgetown Lombardi and Children’s National Competing for...
Stony Brook’s ‘Legendary’ donation to P.U.N.T Pediatric Cancer Collaborative
LANCASTER, N.Y. (WKBW) — Each year neighbors in Lancaster, known as "Stony Brook Legendary Lights," come together to decorate their homes with holiday lights and decorations for a good cause. More than 300 homes were lit up this holiday season and donations were...
Gaithersburg teen named CNN Young Wonder of 2023 for her book drive for pediatric cancer patients
Emily Bhatnagar remembered what had coursed through her mind the first time she donated books to her local children’s hospital: “What if the kids don’t like books? We live in a digital age after all. What if they don’t like me?” She was ecstatic to have been proved...
The Blue Dogs have raised $500K for MUSC pediatric cancer research with annual concert
A recurring concert that has happened around New Year’s Eve for the last decade in Charleston has raised almost $500,000 for pediatric cancer research at MUSC. The Blue Dogs’ Homecoming Concert, which this year will take place at 8 p.m. on Dec. 29 at the Charleston...
Georgia girl’s life inspires $20M gift by Peach Bowl to fund childhood cancer research
ATLANTA - Visiting the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, to have the IV medication in his backpack switched out, it is easy to see why neighbors of Nick Colley have nicknamed the 10-year-old "the mayor" of...
Over 70 families received Christmas gifts from donations
DEPEW, N.Y. — It's a week before Christmas and in Depew, the Adopt-A-Family program gave gifts to several families. "I think they're wonderful. This is my second year, and they are amazing people," says Grandmother Kelly Rosenberger. Rosenberger is picking up presents...
‘My heart has grown three sizes’: SIUH Pediatric Cancer Center hosts ‘Day of Surprises’ with Santa for 9-year-old girl
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Joseph and Marisa DiMartino, famous for their “Lights For Life” Christmas display and Staten Island University Hospital teamed up for the Pediatric Cancer Center’s “Day of Surprises” which included Santa making a special visit to 9-year-old...
Dad brings color, joy to cancer unit at Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - Greg Martin Jr. began drawing on windows in the pediatric cancer unit at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor when his son, Owen, requested he draw Bart Simpson on his window in June. Little did they know, the 16-year-old's...
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship raises millions to drive pediatric cancer innovation
Since its inception in 2007, the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship has been a springboard for the careers of many professional golfers, but its significance extends well beyond the greens at The Ohio State University Golf Club—Scarlet Course. This premier...
Pediatric Cancer Patients Received Contaminated Chemo Drugs
In 2019, a few months after vials of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate left Naprod Life Science’s facility in India, doctors at more than a dozen clinics around Colombia began reporting that patients treated with the drug were developing high fevers and other...
OnCue Raises $367,000 to Fight Childhood Cancer
OnCue raised $367,000 during its annual St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital promotion. To launch this year’s fundraiser, OnCue welcomed St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patient Alexander and his mother Jillian to a meeting of all store managers to hear their...
S.E. Iowa man runs ultra-marathon to spread awareness for pediatric cancer
OTTUMWA, Iowa — A southeast Iowa man completed an ultra-marathon from Oskaloosa to Ottumwa and back in the same day. This marathon aims to spread awareness about childhood cancer and raise money for research. Keven Hempel, of Oskaloosa, started his run Saturday with a...
Ava’s Sugarplum Ball raises thousands of dollars to fund pediatric cancer research
A night to block out the noise from the outside world and instead welcome in some joy. "They're able to celebrate with us for one night to kind of be just regular kids, enjoy the night, dance, eat, have fun," said Brady Reinert with Ava's Army. Twenty families...
Man running from Oskaloosa to Ottumwa to raise money for pediatric cancer
Keven Hempel is a Californian that works here in southeast Iowa. He owns and operates the Beacon of Hope in Oskaloosa. That will be the starting point for Keven’s run. Hempel is running 60 miles from Oskaloosa to Ottumwa and back! He is running to raise money for...
Local pickleball group hosts inaugural fundraiser to battle pediatric cancer
Local Pickleballers in Lake Wylie hosted a fundraiser to join the fight against pediatric cancer. On Saturday, the Pickleballers of Lake Wylie held the first annual Hope Always Wins benefit. Channel 9′s Meteorologist Wayne Mahar, a member of the Pickleball group, was...
Progress in childhood cancer has stalled for Blacks and Hispanics, report says
Advances in childhood cancer are a success story in modern medicine. But in the past decade, those strides have stalled for Black and Hispanic youth, opening a gap in death rates, according to a new report published Thursday. Childhood cancers are rare and treatments...
Renowned childhood cancer specialist receives CEO Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award
UNSW Sydney Conjoint Professor Michelle Haber has been honoured for outstanding contributions to childhood cancer research with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at CEO Magazine’s Executive of the Year Awards. World-renowned scientist Prof. Haber has...
Child and teen cancer deaths fell 24% in the last 2 decades, CDC says
The rate of child and teen cancer deaths in the U.S. fell 24% from 2001 to 2021, according to a report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report looked at death rates for Black, Hispanic and non-Hispanic white youths up to 19...
Pediatric cancer heroes form quick bond with CBJ players
At 6-foot-5 and seemingly carved out of granite, Erik Gudbranson is about as imposing a defender as there is in the National Hockey League, but not to Riley Salett. The 8-year-old girl battling cancer had no fear when it came to spending time with Gudbranson last...
Rinne & Weber’s Continuing Impact Felt as 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund Turns 10
As SMASHVILLE trades its usual gold and navy for hues of lavender during the first Hockey Fights Cancer game of the season on Saturday, there will also be cause to recognize a significant milestone for the Nashville Predators organization. Raising millions of dollars...
Revolution players raise awareness for childhood cancer with special pregame shirts
FOXBORO – New England Revolution are doing their part to bring attention to childhood cancer. During warmups Saturday night, players wore shirts that featured the name of local pediatric cancer patients. After the match, players signed the jerseys for delivery to...
AACR to raise funds to support CHOP researchers in the fight against pediatric cancer
Every October, the Friends of the American Association for Cancer Research Foundation (AACR) holds its Party with a Purpose Gala in Philadelphia with the aim of raising funds for cancer research. Each year the event committee selects a specific type of cancer to focus...
Childhood cancer survivors’ mortality risk
In the United States, the population of childhood cancer survivors is increasing, with an overall childhood cancer survival rate greater than 85 percent five years after diagnosis. However, survivors remain at increased risk of various health conditions, including...
Addressing the Burden of Childhood Cancers Globally: Finding a Ray of Hope
Every year, an estimated 400 000 children worldwide develop cancer – only half of whom are ever diagnosed. Most of them live in low- and middle-income countries and, at best, 30 per cent will be cured. The needless suffering that these children endure is compounded by...
Pediatric cancer drugs in shortage as drug supply crisis drags on
Despite Biden administration efforts, children’s hospitals across the country report some chemotherapy drugs commonly used for leukemia and lymphoma are hard to find. Pediatric cancer doctors are sounding the alarm about a growing shortage of chemotherapy drugs for...
Family, friends of man who died of brain cancer carry on his legacy of raising money for childhood cancer research
In Cleveland, some cyclists are honoring a man who dedicated his life to raising money for research, until he passed from the disease. Sean Strother, who died of a brain tumor in 2022, was part of the Great Cycle Challenge, a group of cyclists who fundraise for...
80’s Party brings awareness to pediatric cancer
ROCK HILL, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – It was a throwback prom party where guests not just got into the theme, but also got into the fundraising. Welcome to the 80’s! Around 150 guests coming out to the Marriott at Kingsley in Fort Mill in their very colorful attire, all to...
Pediatric cancer drugs in shortage as drug supply crisis drags on
Pediatric cancer doctors are sounding the alarm about a growing shortage of chemotherapy drugs for children. The dwindling supplies add another layer to the ongoing cancer drug shortage crisis that’s left doctors scrambling and forced patients to make difficult...
Local police bring ‘Bright Lights’ to pediatric cancer patients at UMass Memorial
WORCESTER, Mass. - September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Tuesday night, police from across central Massachusetts came together for UMass Memorial's annual “Bright Lights” for pediatric cancer patients. Fifty police cruisers lit up the night as they passed...
Breweries Nationwide Come Together to Fund Childhood Cancer Research
TAMPA, Fla., September 27, 2023 (Newswire.com) - The Brewing Funds the Cure initiative allows the passion and creativity of the brewing industry to help fund critical research in collaboration with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation. The signature program for...
Award-winning My Special Aflac Duck® soars into Albuquerque to provide comfort and joy to children facing cancer and blood disorders
COLUMBUS, Ga., Sept. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aflac, the leading provider of supplemental health insurance products in the U.S.1 and proud supporter of families of children with cancer and blood disorders like sickle cell disease (SCD), today delivered its...
Forks Elementary raises $2,500 in honor of student who survived cancer twice
Ben Austin is at it again. The two-time cancer survivor and fifth-grader at Forks Elementary School helped spearhead a fundraising campaign to support Alex’s Lemonade Stand. His “Go for the Gold with Ben” campaign netted $2,500, according to Forks Elementary School...
Raising awareness during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
HOUSTON (KIAH) – In Texas, over 1,800 children and teens are diagnosed with cancer, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. From 2011-2020, nearly 215 kids ages 0-19 died of cancer each year in the state. With September being Pediatric Cancer...
UT Health San Antonio gears up to fight childhood cancer, thanks to Hyundai Hope on Wheels® grants
SAN ANTONIO – Children with cancer were joined by their families as they dipped their hands in finger paint and left their mark on a new Hyundai SUV at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio’s (UT Health San Antonio) Greehey Children’s Cancer...
17th Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship helps fight pediatric cancer
COLUMBUS, Ohio — This year’s Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship is well underway, so that means fans are traveling far and wide. It looks like a golf tournament, like any other filled with excited fans, passionate for the game, and some fierce competition,...
Nonprofit hosting its largest yearly fundraiser to help pediatric cancer research
CINCINNATI (WXIX) - Pediatric cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in American kids, according to a childhood cancer foundation, Alex’s Lemonade Stand. A local nonprofit is trying to change that. CancerFree Kids works to fund research for early-stage...
Fashion Funds the Cure hosts annual event to raise funds for pediatric cancer
Local pediatric cancer warriors dressed up and hit the runway at the 5th annual “Fashion Funds the Cure” event hosted by the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation on Saturday. The event was in SouthPark mall and also included several professional models. At the end of...
Police, superheroes raise spirits for brave children battling cancer
MIAMI — September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month; and, hundreds of superheroes, police officers and everyday heroes turned out to raise awareness and raise the spirits of those brave children battling cancer. The goal of Saturday's "Gold Ribbon Parade" is to let...
St. John’s-Rutgers exhibition to aid Vitale Pediatric Cancer fund
NEW YORK -- St. John's and Rutgers will play an exhibition game for charity in October to benefit the Dick Vitale Pediatric Cancer Research Fund at the V Foundation. Just more than two weeks before the college basketball regular season tips off, new coach Rick Pitino...
Community wears gold at high school football game to raise awareness to pediatric cancer
WAUKESHA, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Friday night lights at one Waukesha County school have a gold shimmer tonight, as the student body uses the color to draw attention to pediatric cancer on Friday, Sept. 15. Pediatric cancer has sadly touched the Arrowhead family multiple...
MSK Earns Top Distinction for Pediatric Cancer Care From American College of Surgeons
Today Sammy C. is a healthy 15-year-old boy — a top varsity athlete who plays three sports. But only 18 months ago, his life was very different. Sammy was dealing with a neuroendocrine tumor, a rare and aggressive cancer, in the lower part of his colon. He and his...