Neuroblastoma, the type of cancer our founder Alex Scott battled, is the most-common extra-cranial solid tumor in childhood. Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) has helped power research that is getting us closer to cures every day. Researchers like Dr. John Maris from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Dr.
Twelve years ago, in 2005, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation gave its first grant to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. As we continue Alex's legacy, ALSF continues to raise funds for cutting-edge research, moving the world closer and closer to cures and more effective, less toxic treatments for childhood cancer.
Taylor, a 21-year-old University of North Alabama student, is studying to become a pediatric oncology nurse. Although she’s only in her first year of nursing courses, Taylor knows exactly what nurses can mean to their patients. Taylor was once a cancer patient herself, relying on the nurses as a support system.
The body’s immune system is robust and powerful—it can reject an entire transplant organ within minutes or hours if the mismatch is too severe. The moment it senses infection, the immune system wakes up and deploys cells to heal the body.
So, why doesn’t the body attack cancer cells the same way it heals an infection?
Dr. Jeffrey Huo, a first-time ALSF Young Investigator grant recipient and an instructor of oncology at John Hopkins University, authored a report on helping a young girl with relapsed T-cell leukemia, for which there are currently almost no treatment options.
Taking innovative approaches, ALSF funded researchers are working to bring cures to all children—everywhere.
In Kenya, where proper diagnostic testing is severely limited, many children are never diagnosed with leukemia and die without ever having a chance to receive treatment.
In October, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation hosted its third annual Young Investigators Summit, generously sponsored by Northwestern Mutual. Nearly 50 young scientists who have received ALSF grants attended, shared research, networked and collaborated. This two-day summit is one of the ways ALSF helps spur advances toward cures. These young scientists each presented their research, heard presentations from established researchers and were inspired by the story of a childhood cancer hero.
When Olivia’s parents noticed swelling behind her right eye, they took her to an ophthalmologist who sent them to the ER right away... Olivia had a tumor the size of a golf ball. More than 66 weeks of treatment later, Olivia has reached remission!
Dr. Jeffrey Huo, a first-time 
Taking innovative approaches, ALSF funded 