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By Jay Scott UPDATE: The Chimerix pharmaceutical company answered a desperate family's pleas on Tuesday and said it will provide 7-year-old Josh Hardy with cancer medication that could help save his life, CNN reported. Josh will be the first patient in a new trial set to start Wednesday. By now, you have heard the story of young Josh Hardy, a 7-year-old childhood cancer survivor who is fighting for his... Read More
Fresh off the Oscars buzz from earlier this week, we have some pretty exciting news about one of our most prestigious awards/grants, the ‘A’ Award. Back in 2009, we introduced the ‘A’ Award for young researchers as a way to jumpstart the careers of young scientists in the pediatric cancer field. Despite the possible impact that new ideas from these young scientists may ultimately have on children with cancer, these researchers conveyed to us that it’s a challenge to get funding for their projects. We believe that young researchers are integral components of finding new treatments and cures in... Read More
Dan and Mom Jody at The Lemon Ball.We are deeply saddened as one of our long time childhood cancer heroes, Dan Hammond, passed away last Thursday, February 20. Dan wasn't just a childhood cancer hero, he was a young adult hero as well. After being diagnosed at age 9, Dan fought "the beast" - what he nicknamed his cancer - for 12 years. His connection... Read More
