The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Author’s Note (April 2026): When this post was first published, we were marking 18 years since Lily’s diagnosis. Now, it has been 19. So much has changed—and so much hasn’t. The reflections below still capture what I wish I had known in those earliest days.
Eighteen years ago, when my daughter Lily was diagnosed with a brain tumor, I knew nothing. I guessed that brain tumors in 14-month-old babies were rare. I knew this diagnosis would devastate us, but I didn’t know if her tumor was “cancer” or even really understand how... Read More
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is proud to announce the $10 million investment in the study of diagnosing and treating cancer predisposition syndromes.
Just weeks before he was set to move into the dorms at Temple University, Cole Fitzgerald was in the emergency room with pain. He had already started his job with the Temple University football team, and his mom, Keren Fitzgerald, knew his pain had to be bad if Cole needed to miss a day at the job he loved. Several scans and blood tests later, he had a diagnosis: pancreatoblastoma, a cancer so rare that only 60 cases have... Read More
Jessica Tsai – Advancing Brain Tumor Research
Madelyn Flickinger -A Survivor Fighting for a Cure
Robin Dobbins –Caregiver and Advocate
Sydney Peck – SuperSib and Future Pediatric Neuro-Oncologist
In labs, hospitals, and pediatric oncology clinics all over the world, remarkable women scientists have dedicated their work to finding cures for kids with cancer. From the nurses who manage clinical trials to student scientists embarking on lifelong research careers, these women are working to ensure that someday children diagnosed with cancer can have safer treatments and cures.
Meet five incredible women who are changing the course of childhood cancer research, treatment, and care:
1. Jessica Tsai – Advancing Brain Tumor Research
As a Young Investigator (YI)... Read More
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