Insights and Updates on the People and Science Advancing Pediatric Cancer Care

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