NCCF urges individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations to increase their support for biomedical cancer research. NCCF advocates that research into the cause, prevention, treatment and cure of childhood cancer become a higher national health priority.
Cancer causes more childhood deaths than any other disease.
NCCF advocates that children, teens and young adults with childhood types of cancer be referred to cancer treatment and research centers with expertise specifically in childhood cancer. NCCF advocates a team approach for management of children with cancer, including all professional skills required for diagnosis, staging, treatment, psychosocial support and research. NCCF recommends the development of national guidelines for medical management of children and adolescents with cancer. Access to Quality Cancer Care NCCF urges federal and private health care payors to adopt Standards of Care for children with cancer that will ensure their access to institutions and physicians with special expertise in research and treatment of childhood cancer. NCCF advocates early access to new and off-label therapeutic agents for clinical trials designed for childhood cancers.