ALSF Childhood Cancer Research Grants
With your support, we have been able to fund outstanding research, leading toward cures and improved quality of life for children with cancer. Browse through more than 1,000 funded projects below.
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ALSF Funded Research Projects
| Project Title | Institution / Principal Investigator(s) |
Grant Type |
Year | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Comparison of Parent and Clinician Reported Toxicities in Standard Radiation Versus Proton Beam Radiation in Children with Posterior Fossa Tumors. | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Rosanna Pollack, RN & Cynthia Schmus, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Pennsylvania |
| Sexuality in Adolescents with Cancer | University of Calgary / Nancy Moules, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | Alberta |
| Effects of CNS Treatment on the Hippocampus | University of Arizona / Ki Moore | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2009 | Arizona |
| Evaluation of the Prevalence of Diaper Dermatitis in Pediatric Leukemia. | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Beth Storey | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2008 | Pennsylvania |
| Central Venous Catheter (CVC) - Related Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Cancer | Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Rita Secola | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2009 | California |
| Prospective Symptom Assessment in Children with Advanced Cancer | University of Wisconsin - Madison / Kathleen Montgomery, PhD & Jennifer Madden, RN/MSN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2015 | Wisconsin |
| Self-Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue by Adolescents: Pilot Study of an Evidence Based Educational Resource. | Seattle Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center / Catherine Fiona Macpherson | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2008 | Washington |
| Assessing the Relationship Between Physical Activity, Fatigue and Health Related Quality of Life in Children Receiving Cancer Treatment | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Pattianne Belfield, PNP, CRNP | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2012 | Pennsylvania |
| Neuronal Damage, Neurocognitive Losses and Quality of Life Following High-Dose Chemotherapy in Children with Brain Tumors | Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Mary Nelson | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2009 | California |
| Fatigue and Carnitine Levels over Eight Cycles of Chemotherapy in Children and Adolescents. | Baylor College of Medicine / Marilyn Hockenberry | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2008 | Texas |