Musings About the Number 25
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
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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)
Thatcher Hawk is the epitome of perseverance and joy. He was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma (a brain cancer) at age two. After four years of aggressive care, this amazing child is now cancer-free and focused on repairing his body from all the damage caused by treatment. A happy, smiling nine-year-old, Thatcher is a role model for us all.
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
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
PCRF supporter Joanna Irwin recently completed a 9-minute interview with Henry DiCarlo on KTLA’s program Beat the Clock. In this very informative segment, Joanna described the urgencies facing pediatric cancer research, detailed her own family’s
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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