Improving Quality of Life in Pediatric Cancer Patients
By Bill Thomas | December 14, 2023 Like many parents whose children were diagnosed with cancer, Pritish Patel can vividly
Meet the people who are behind the scenes, doing the groundbreaking work that will lead to improved outcomes, safer treatments, and eventually a cure for pediatric cancer. They may not be famous, but for the children and families facing a tough, sometimes seemingly impossible battle against childhood cancer, the people behind the research offer hope for a cancer-free future. They are their heroes.
By Bill Thomas | December 14, 2023 Like many parents whose children were diagnosed with cancer, Pritish Patel can vividly
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | December 1, 2023 Over the past decade, invasive techniques for monitoring and diagnosing cancers have
By Bill Thomas | November 15, 2023 Since 2015, when she first published that neuronal activity actually drives the growth
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | November 1, 2023 Historically, scientific investigation could be solitary and siloed, due to the competitive
By Bill Thomas | October 16, 2023 For parents and caregivers who have children struggling with childhood Leukemia, nothing is
By Bill Thomas | October 2, 2023 Why do some cancer cells not respond to treatment at all? And why
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | September 15, 2023 Advances in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pediatric brain tumors
By Bill Thomas | September 22, 2023 Here at the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, we make it a point to
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | July 12, 2023 The hematologic (blood cell) malignancies persist as the most common cancer in
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | June 21, 2023 As we touched on in last month’s blog post, more children are
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | May 3, 2023 Since the overall cure rate for childhood cancer has risen to nearly
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | March 31, 2023 As 2022 drew to a close, we asked our investigators to reflect
By Amanda Saratsis | March 1, 2023 The past year has brought along many scientific advances in the world of
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | February 2, 2023 As we immerse ourselves in 2023, our team at the Pediatric Cancer
A cancer diagnosis is devastating, especially for a child; but sometimes the treatment can be even worse. 95% of childhood cancer survivors develop a significant health-related issue by the time they are 45 years old as a side effect of their cancer treatment.
In honor of Women in Science Day, the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation proudly recognizes some of the brilliant women funded
Press Release – IRVINE, CA (January 20, 2020) – The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF) is proud to award 6
In honor of Women in Science Day, the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation would like to proudly recognize some of the brilliant women funded by PCRF who are leading the way in their fields and working to cure pediatric cancer.
Press Release – IRVINE, CA (April 3, 2018) –On Saturday and Sunday, Mar. 24 and 25, the 20th Anniversary Reaching for the Cure Half Marathon, 10K, 5K and Kids Run race weekend was held on the Irvine Valley College campus with contributions totaling over $525,000 to help reach for a cure for pediatric cancer.
Leading cancer researcher, Alex Huang MD, PhD, has received a $450,000 Basic Science grant from Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation to study targeted approaches for effectively eliminating metastatic osteosarcoma.
Thanks to your generous support, Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation is able to fund 6 new, promising research grants in 2018!
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