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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
Symptom Patterns during Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery	Duke University Medical Center / Cheryl Rodgers, RN, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2014	North Carolina
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
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
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
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
Effects of CNS Treatment on the Hippocampus	University of Arizona / Ki Moore	Nurse Researcher Grants	2009	Arizona
Pediatric Oncology Nurses' Experiences with Prognosis-Related Communication	Marquette University / Amy Newman, RN, MSN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2014	Wisconsin
Evaluation of the Prevalence of Diaper Dermatitis in Pediatric Leukemia.	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Beth Storey	Nurse Researcher Grants	2008	Pennsylvania
Circadian Rhythms, Fatigue and Bright Light Therapy in Adolescent Cancer Survivors	University of Maryland, College Park / Valerie E. Rogers, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2015	Maryland
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

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