Pediatric cancer research receives a minute fraction of the dollars allocated to adult cancer research.
The largest single funder, the Federal Government, invests just 4% of its annual cancer research budget in childhood cancer — that is less than $3.00 per child.
Researchers rely on private philanthropies like us to fund at least half of all childhood cancer research,
but resources limit our impact. In 2022, because of our own funding scarcity,
we were only able to fund 3.8 percent of every grant application rated outstanding.
* Approximately $220M goes to children’s research out of an annual $5B cancer research budget. (Source: Coalition Against Childhood Cancer)
Asher Michael Johnston was born on June 18, 2021 and was diagnosed just 16 days later with stage 1 Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. As we prepare to mark what would have been his second birthday, read on to learn about the treatment for the rare sarcoma that took this angel’s life after just 174 days.
More than 232 medical research grants
44 institutions
“PCRF stands by its research partners as days turn into years and stomach-churning disappointments alternate with exhilarating wins. It is because of their commitment,
optimism and belief that the world of pediatric cancer care will be dramatically improved.”
~ Laurence Cooper, MD
“As usual, PCRF was the first to fund the early-stage work that has just received NIH funding for a clinical trial. The holy grail is to start with private funding that allows for follow-on federal funding. Mission accomplished in that sense!”
~ Elliot Stieglitz, MD
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital
Meriam Webster defines collaboration (kəˌlabəˈrāSHən) as the action of working together with someone to produce or create something. Here at the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation (PCRF), collaboration is the engine that drives change for pediatric
The number 25 has always been symbolic for me. When I was a kid, I associated the number with being 25 years of age – a milestone that I equated with being an adult, poised
Since the overall cure rate for childhood cancer has risen to nearly 80 percent, there are today more than 400,000 survivors alive in the US. Not so long ago, pediatric oncologists focused solely on advancing
As 2022 drew to a close, we asked our investigators to reflect on the biggest in-roads in pediatric cancer research and the greatest obstacles that still need to be overcome in the field. Multiple investigators
There are nearly as many ways to support children with cancer as there are types
of pediatric cancers that need cures.
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