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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 Pilot Study of the Feasibility and Acceptability of an Interactive Computerized Symptom Assessment Tool to Assess Disease and Treatment-Related Symptoms Experienced by Children with Cancer	University of California San Francisco / Tina Baggott, RN, PhD, PNP	Nurse Researcher Grants	2009	California
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
A Nurse-Led Structured Discharge Teaching Intervention for Parents of Newly Diagnosed Pediatric Oncology Patients	University of Alabama at Birmingham / Wendy Landier, RN/PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2016	Alabama
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
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
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
Effects of CNS Treatment on Antioxidant Level, Apoptosis and Cognitive Abilities in Childhood Leukemia	University of Arizona / Ki Moore, R.N./Ph.D.	Nurse Researcher Grants	2012	Arizona

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