Build an endowment for perpetual funding at higher levels. Research on childhood cancers has often led to breakthroughs in understanding the fundamental nature of all cancers, even in adults. One of the earliest uses of chemotherapy was in treating children's cancer. The discovery that mutation of the p53 gene causes a number of human cancers came in a childhood cancer study. Childhood cancer was a death sentence in 1955.
Childhood cancers demand specialized treatment.
Treatment studies are coordinated from headquarters in Arcadia, but kids are treated locally through the Children's Cancer Group, a network of physicians at 120 children's hospitals and medical centers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Each year this vital program publishes 45 or more major studies in medical journals, spreading life-saving discoveries around the world. You can create a fund in your name or in honor of a loved one, designate it for permanent endowment or restrict its use for your specific concern.