The Rural-Urban Divide: How Geography Impacts Childhood Cancer Care
By Bill Thomas | September 12 One of our top priorities here at Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation is improving outcomes
Meet the people who are behind the scenes, doing the groundbreaking work that will lead to improved outcomes, safer treatments, and eventually a cure for pediatric cancer. They may not be famous, but for the children and families facing a tough, sometimes seemingly impossible battle against childhood cancer, the people behind the research offer hope for a cancer-free future. They are their heroes.
By Bill Thomas | September 12 One of our top priorities here at Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation is improving outcomes
By Bill Thomas | August 5th Pediatric cancer research is a continuously evolving process. It never really “ends” because every
By Bill Thomas | August 5th For a parent, watching your child grow from a tender newborn into a fully
By Bill Thomas | July 21st Although she was only three years old at the time, Natalie Burraston vividly remembers
By Bill Thomas | June 26th One of the things that sets pediatric cancers apart from adult cancers is that
By Bill Thomas | May 28th With the already limited amount of federal funds available for pediatric cancer research in
By Bill Thomas | May 8th Of all the tools that doctors and patients have access to when facing the
By Bill Thomas | April 4th In recent years, one of the most promising developments in childhood cancer research has
By Bill Thomas | March 13th Last month, we reported on a new policy of the National Institute of Health (NIH)
By Bill Thomas | March 13th Earlier this year, U.S. Congress cut funding for childhood cancer research from its 2025
By Bill Thomas | February 27th It wasn’t long ago that this blog reported on a new United States Congress-approved
By Bill Thomas | February 11th The Profectus Blog exists to help patients, survivors, families, donors, and other members of
By Bill Thomas | January 2nd The U.S. Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown last week with the passing of
By Bill Thomas | December 4 For children who have been diagnosed with pediatric cancers, few things feel quite as
By Bill Thomas | November 21 For decades, doctors have relied on four primary forms of therapy to treat pediatric
By Bill Thomas | November 1, 2024 Pediatric cancer research has made some very big strides in the last few
By Bill Thomas | October 23, 2025 The health of a pediatric cancer patient is a delicate thing. Not just
By Bill Thomas | October 1, 2024 Living with a pediatric cancer diagnosis can take a heavy toll on patients.
By Bill Thomas | September 3, 2024 Immunotherapy is one of the most promising emerging trends in childhood cancer research
By Bill Thomas | August 16, 2024 The toolbox of medical devices used by doctors and patients all around the
By Amanda Saratsis, MD | August 1, 2024 To help our readers better understand some innovative treatments, we are devoting
By Bill Thomas | July 2, 2024 There are many differences between pediatric and adult cancers. One of the biggest
By Bill Thomas | June 17, 2024 Here at the Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, our mission is to help accelerate
By Bill Thomas | June 1, 2024 For any parent or guardian of a child whose cancer is in remission,
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