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 |
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Child and Adolescent Preferences for Involvement in their Cancer Treatment Decisions | Children's Research Institute / Katherine Kelly, Ph.D. | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2012 | District of Columbia |
Evaluation of the Literacy Demand and Racial/Ethnic Influences for Self-Reported Symptomatic Adverse Events during Childhood Cancer Therapy | Palmetto Health / Janice Withycombe, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | South Carolina |
Pain and Symptom Experiences in Children with Cancer | University of California, Los Angeles / Eufemia Jacob, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | California |
PainSquad+: A Smartphone App to Support Real-Time Pain Management for Adolescents with Cancer | Hospital for Sick Children / Jennifer Stinson, RN, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | Ontario |
Prospective Symptom Assessment in Children with Advanced Cancer | University of Wisconsin - Madison / Kathleen Montgomery, PhD & Jennifer Madden, RN/MSN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2015 | Wisconsin |
Testing a Hospital Sleep Hygiene Intervention | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital / Belinda Mandrell, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Tennessee |
Arterial Stiffness in Children who Recently Completed Cancer Therapy | University of North Carolina / Sheila Santacroce, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | North Carolina |
The Meaning of Adolescents' Eating Experiences during Bone Marrow Transplant Recovery. | Baylor College of Medicine / Cheryl Rodgers, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Texas |
Nitrosative Stress And Symptom Severity During Childhood Leukemia Treatment | Duke University Medical Center / Marilyn Hockenberry, RN, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | North Carolina |
Palliative Care and End-of-Life Communication Experiences of Pediatric Oncology Nurses. | Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes Jewish College of Nursing / Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | Missouri |