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 pediatric cancer.
They say if we fund more of those research projects, we can find more effective treatment and ultimately a cure for cancer.
“When you combine kids and you combine music, those are two of my big passions and this is a good way to knock those out of the park,” says CancerFree Kids Board Chairman Al Early.
Early is one of the members of Rockers 4 Research Allstar Band. They will perform Friday at the Celebration of Champions at MegaCorp Pavilion in Newport.
“[It’s] inspiring yet also motivating,” Executive Director Jill Brinck explains the atmosphere at the event, “We make sure that there are opportunities for those cases where the kids can’t be with us. Where they’re still in the hospital or God forbid a cure didn’t come soon enough.”
Source: Nonprofit hosting its largest yearly fundraiser to help pediatric cancer research
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