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Tom Coughlin and Eli Manning are well acquainted with one another. Together, their leadership and team-first mentality earned the New York Giants two Super Bowl titles and carved a steadfast legacy. But after their football reign, the duo is teaming up to make an...

High-quality pediatric cancer care is, in part, predicated upon an understanding that children have different treatment needs than adults. The ACS is working to address those needs by creating new pediatric cancer standards. In this entry of Surgeon Voices, Steven D....

In a month where paddlers will ply the waters to raise funds and awareness for Greater Victoria families, Oak Bay fittingly proclaimed September Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. “Our children are our most precious resource and are truly valued by all peoples of...

NASCAR brought a championship pedigree to the Arizona Biltmore on Wednesday to help promote the start of the playoffs and raise money for a great cause. Jeff Gordon, Chase Elliott and Dale Jarrett, along with Phoenix Raceway, helped kick off Childhood Cancer Awareness...

TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the beginning of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, and the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF), committed to eradicating childhood cancer, is launching an annual appeal to support pediatric cancer...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — On any given day you could find Mary Baron, Suzanne Davis, Jane Gildehaus, Carol Loran, Jeannie Park, and Martha Spiece hunting for good deals on kids’ shirts. It could be a shirt with rainbows for a girl in Colorado or one with dinosaurs for a boy...

Muscat – A three-year study in Oman reveals there is an alarming level of antibiotic resistance in pediatric cancer patients in Oman. Bloodstream infections (BSI) are serious and difficult oncologic complications, resulting in high morbidity and mortality. The study...

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has helped launch a new computational platform that will harmonize pediatric cancer data, allowing researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and advocacy groups to accelerate the pace of drug development for pediatric cancer....

An Abbotsford man is aiming to raise $2,000 to help fight kids’ cancer by participating in the Great Cycle Challenge for the sixth consecutive year. Carl Forde hopes to cycle a total of 1,300 kilometres as part of the event, which raises money for The Hospital for...

Jacob Roble is one of many nursing students working at Sanford Health in Fargo, North Dakota. But when he interacts with pediatric cancer patients, he shares a truly personal connection with them. From patient to provider“I was diagnosed with leukemia when I was 3...

One day after celebrating what would have been their late son Zen's birthday with a lighting ceremony, Nick Cannon and Alyssa Scott announced the launch of a new pediatric cancer foundation in Zen's name. "June 23rd will forever be a day of celebration," Nick wrote on...

Genomic profiling is increasingly used for solid tumors in adults and for pediatric brain tumors and blood cancers, allowing treatments to be matched to patients’ mutations. But for children with solid tumors, genomic fingerprinting has been elusive, because these...

Decades after he was the 17th patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Ark. State Representative Dwight Tosh (R-Jonesboro) today received a special commemorative pin in recognition that he is the hospital’s first 60-year survivor of pediatric cancer. James R....

Results of a study of molecular tumor profiling in young patients revealed a high rate of genetic alterations with potential for impacting clinical care, including clarifying diagnoses and treatment with matched, precision cancer drugs. Reporting in Nature Medicine,...

Three-time Tour de France champion Greg LeMond reveals cancer diagnosis. Greg LeMond, who won the Tour de France three times, making him the most decorated American male cyclist, shared on his personal website that he received a diagnosis of chronic myelogenous...

Childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors and their families across West Virginia are encouraged to participate in the many benefits offered to them through the Walking Miracles Family Foundation. “The moment your child or loved one is diagnosed with...

Kidney cancer, also known as renal cancer, is cancer involving the kidneys. It is one of the more common types of cancer, with the National Cancer Institute estimating that doctors will diagnose roughly 79,000 new cases in 2022. However, there are many different types...

Childhood cancer is a threat familiar to Harry Forbeck and Jackson Philippe, 18-year-old residents of Mill Valley. Forbeck had non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma at age 13, and they both have a close friend, George Campbell, who survived ependymoma, a brain cancer, after being...

The Las Vegas Raiders made prom night special for a group of local kids. Recently, the Raiders held the "Neon Nights Pediatric Prom" for teenagers who are currently undergoing cancer treatment, are in remission or have been diagnosed with other life-threatening...

(MEMPHIS, Tenn. – May 31, 2022) Professionals from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital will share original research and expertise at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting. The meeting will be held June 4–8, at McCormick Place in Chicago and...

ATLANTA - At home in Alpharetta, Georgia, Julia York is studying for her nursing boards. The 22-year-old, who recently graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), already has a job lined up. She starts in July. "I will be working at the hematology,...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hack/Reduce, a non-profit focused on creating talent and technologies for Boston’s big data-driven economy, today announced tickets are now on sale for the Tech Tackles Cancer (TTC) charity event being held on June 21, 2022, at the Sinclair in...

There are currently few good treatment options for glioblastoma, an aggressive type of brain cancer with a high fatality rate. One reason that the disease is so difficult to treat is that most chemotherapy drugs can’t penetrate the blood vessels that surround the...

Learning your child has cancer is a tragedy among every parent’s worst nightmares. And for 90 Day Fiancé star Deavan Clegg, she’s still adjusting to the life-changing news. Clegg’s 3-year-old son with her reality star ex Jihoon Lee, 28, named Taeyang was recently...

Almost all pediatric liver cancers were classified as either hepatoblastoma or hepatocellular carcinoma. But, pediatric pathologists observed that some liver cancer have histological features that do not fit into two carcinoma models. These cancers are less likely to...

Ten years ago, Krissy and Rob Pitts of Free Union, Virginia, got devastating news. The earaches and fevers plaguing Anna — their youngest daughter, not yet 2 years old — turned out to be the most common cancer of childhood — acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)....

A Philipsburg teenager that made history as the first pediatric patient in the world to receive a then-experimental cancer treatment and her parents celebrated Wednesday her 10-year anniversary of being cancer-free. Emily Whitehead was marked cured of acute...

Vanessa Bayer watched so much QVC growing up that she admits it’s become “like a foreign language I can speak.” Her new series I Love That for You allows her to show off her fluency in the lingo that home-shopping hosts use to sell cashmere throws, genuine leather...

MIAMI — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis and First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the approval of $100 million for cancer research and care in the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget, a $37 million increase over the current budget. Last year, the First Lady held a roundtable to...

By utilizing a gamified mobile health (mHealth) app, children with cancer are able to self-report symptoms and daily experiences during their cancer treatment, according to research published in Journal of Pediatric Nursing. The app, Color Me Healthy, is a game-based...

Eric Frink spoke to his team last week about “appreciating life” and not taking any moment, even their youth, for granted. “I try to teach them that nothing is guaranteed, and you don’t get time back,” the John Jay-East Fishkill baseball coach said. “As a kid,...

A brave little girl in Needham got a big bunny-themed blowout bash to mark one year in her fight against cancer, as part of Stop & Shop’s Cure Childhood Cancer campaign. “It’s pretty amazing. She’s had a pretty tough year. Now life is starting to go back a little...

The Columbia University Department of Pediatrics published that the incidence of childhood cancer is estimated to be around 10,938 cases per year in Central America. In Guatemala, nearly 900 children between the age of 0-14 years are diagnosed with childhood cancer...

ATLANTA, April 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 28,000 children in the U.S. are currently battling a brain tumor, the deadliest childhood cancer and most common solid cancer in children and adolescents. Far too many children currently face no chance of long-term...

Last year, the New Hope-Solebury community’s fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation reached a cumulative total of $1 million raised for pediatric cancer. The event was first established following the loss of two students to cancer, Ethan Toohey and Robert Nagg....

ROYAL OAK, Mich. (WXYZ) — Karen Jabczenski had two lives: Eight hours a day, five days a week, she was a nurse clinician, caring for children with cancer and other blood disorders at Beaumont Health in Royal Oak. It's a tough but rewarding job Jabczenski says is her...

“Keep the change.” That short phrase, which often makes one feel generous and easy going, can do even more good this month, say the Minochas of Jersey City. From now through April 30, customers in the tri-state area can “round up” their purchases—or donate $1, $3 or...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - Tonight the College Station baseball team hosted Brenham in their Vs. Cancer game. College Station joined forces with VsCancer and other teams across the nation to raise money and bring awareness to children facing cancer. The Cougars...

Cancer is a leading cause of death among children ages one to 14. Some 10,470 children under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer this year, and more than 1,000 will likely die from it. Leaders in the Boston-area technology industry are coming together for an...

NEW SPRINGVILLE, Staten Island (WABC) -- Kids got to share a cup of tea with the characters from 'Beauty and the Beast' on Staten Island. The party was hosted in celebration of Mercedes Gleason's 4th birthday. Gleason is a pediatric cancer patient and an ambassador...

TAMPA — Weston Hermann was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of seven. His battle against the disease is nothing short of remarkable. He's had two brain surgeries, and the amount of time spent in chemotherapy treatments adds up to almost two and a half years....

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Instead of a big "Sweet 16" bash, Sofia Rzymski is celebrating her birthday by raising money for pediatric cancer research. Sofia said she's doing it in memory of a friend who's no longer here to celebrate. "The other day, I saw a video of her last...

Further research is still required to determine the optimal timing, frequency, and intensity of physical activity for childhood cancer survivors, according to findings from a comprehensive literature review that was published in Aging and Cancer.1 Notably, the review...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Pediatric Cancer Foundation (NPCF) announced today it is seeking research proposals as part of its 43 Challenge program, a national awareness and funding initiative aimed at making radical progress in pediatric cancer research. In...

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) – With more than four million followers on TikTok, Orthodontist, Dr. Grant Collins, is well known for his presence on social media. Collins is also known for making his orthodontics office an interactive experience for patients. A new part of...

LAKEWOOD RANCH, Fla. — At the entryway to Dick Vitale’s home nests a framed passage of "The Man in the Arena" by Theodore Roosevelt. Part of the segment reads, "the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena. … who knows great enthusiasms, the great...

Whether they were playing volleyball or dodgeball, participating in Zumba or purchasing food-truck cuisine, the folks who gathered at Hampton High School on March 25 seemed to have something in common. They were smiling. After spending a significant portion of their...

Radiation therapy is one of the main cancer treatment methods. It usually leverages strong, focused X-ray light. Protons – the nuclei of hydrogen atoms – accelerated to high energies and bundled into small, precisely targetable bunches are an alternative. They can...

According to the American Cancer Society, more than 10,000 children younger than 15 will be diagnosed with some form of cancer this year. Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health is one of the top hospitals in the country in treating pediatric cancer....

The McAlester High School student said his annual silent auction started to help benefit families impacted by pediatric cancer. The event has grown each year — and Reed said he hopes that continues in order to help some more families this year. "I hope to just beat...