A ‘Meeting of the Minds’ to Look to the Future for Kids With Cancer
What happens when a group of experts come together to discuss developments in childhood cancer research and advocacy? Some inspiring conversations about new data, drugs and therapies, important childhood cancer legislation, and more — all to make sure we’re making the best investments with YOUR donations. Get the scoop on our 2016 Research and Advocacy Priorities Summit below.
Every couple of years, St. Baldrick’s brings together our experts to take stock of what we’re doing now, and to look to the future of childhood cancer research. We examine what we are doing well, what we can do better, and what we need to do to help kids with cancer not only survive, but thrive.
2016 Fall Grants: Laying the Foundation for a Cure
It’s that time of year again. The days are getting shorter, the leaves are falling from the trees, and there’s a new chill in the air. But don’t worry about pulling out that sweater, because we’ve got just the news to warm you right up — and you helped make it happen!
Today, we are proud to announce the 2016 St. Baldrick’s Infrastructure Grants, totaling $2.1 million awarded to 39 institutions across the United States.
Introducing the First International Robert J. Arceci Innovation Award Winner [VIDEO]
Instead of being bound to a specific project, researchers who receive the Robert J. Arceci Innovation Award are given the resources and the freedom to go wherever their curiosity, pioneering spirit, and passion for kids’ cancer research takes them — and the newest awardee, London’s Dr. Sam Behjati, has those three characteristics in spades. Read on (and watch the video!) for more about this innovative award and its first international winner.
Where do cancer tumors come from?
That is the question that gets Dr. Sam Behjati’s gears turning. It keeps the researcher combing through genes in his lab near London. It’s the question he wants to answer to help kids with cancer.
And as the first international winner of the Robert J. Arceci Innovation Award, it’s a question Dr. Behjati can now explore freely — wherever it may take him.
St. Baldrick’s and the National Brain Tumor Society Join Forces to Defeat Pediatric Brain Cancer
Brain cancer is now the leading cancer killer in kids, and St. Baldrick’s has just partnered with the National Brain Tumor Society to do something about it. Read on for more about what this partnership is going to do about brain cancer and how it could revolutionize childhood cancer research forever.
Many kids with leukemia are now getting better and surviving their cancer, thanks to great strides in childhood cancer research over the years. But unfortunately, a lot of kids with brain tumors are not seeing the same results.
In fact, brain cancer just outpaced leukemia to become the number one cancer killer in children, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
St. Baldrick’s 2016 Summer Grants Are Here [VIDEO]
Swim suit? Check. Beach towel? Check. Juicy summer reading? Check! We’ve got big news again — news that will have you tossing that sun hat into the air. Today, we are announcing our 2016 Summer Grants!
St. Baldrick’s is welcoming summer by awarding $22 million in grants to intrepid researchers doing incredible work across the globe.
New Data Shows a Child Is Diagnosed With Cancer Every 2 Minutes
Scientists have new data on how many kids are being diagnosed with cancer around the world, and the numbers are telling a startling story — that more kids are being diagnosed with cancer than we thought. Read on for more about the new statistics, what they mean, and how you can help.
Childhood cancer is a big problem. But according to new estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO), it’s an even bigger problem than we thought.
According to new research done by WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), about 215,000 children worldwide — from infants to 14-year-olds — are newly diagnosed with childhood cancer each year.
A Heartfelt Goodbye to Two Board Members
Today marks the end of an era for Joe Bartlett and Chuck Chamness as they complete their terms on our board of directors. Read 2012 Ambassador Sarah’s heartfelt letter thanking them for all the hard work they’ve dedicated to kids with cancer.
Joe Bartlett (left) and Chuck Chamness hold their goodbye gifts at their final St. Baldrick’s board meeting.
Dear Mr. Bartlett and Mr. Chamness,
I want to thank you for all you have done as members of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation’s board of directors.
Changing the Game: A New Type of Funding for Kids’ Cancer Research
Today we’re announcing a new childhood cancer research grant unlike any other. Rather than funding a specific research project, this award is giving one talented researcher the freedom to pursue whatever discoveries he finds over the next three years. Read on for more about why this award is so revolutionary, the brilliant man who inspired it, and the lucky winner who’s changing lives of kids with cancer.
The Robert J. Arceci Innovation Award was inspired by Dr. Arceci, a beloved childhood cancer researcher, innovator, and champion of researchers everywhere.
There’s a big problem with childhood cancer research today. And it goes beyond the funding shortage.
First Grants of 2016: Funding the Future of Childhood Cancer Research
Did you know that $5,000 can change the lives of kids with cancer? It’s true — and you helped make it happen!
Say hello to our 2016 Summer Fellow grants!
This year these $5,000 grants are going to 19 institutions, where they will support medical school or college students working on a childhood cancer research project.
Winter 2016 Impact Report: See How Your Support Is Helping Kids With Cancer
We’re all about funding lifesaving childhood cancer research. And thanks to your support, progress is being made! Take a look at some of the exciting research happening right now.
Dr. Jill Ginsberg, a St. Baldrick’s researcher at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, with a patient.
Immunotherapy for medulloblastoma
St. Baldrick’s researchers are at the forefront of an entirely new kind of treatment. The concept is simple: Put the immune system to work, fighting off cancer just like it fights off the common cold. This is called immunotherapy.
By using the immune system to kill only cancer cells without damaging the healthy cells around them, there will be less long-term damage to young bodies.
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