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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
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
Altered Cerebral Blood Flow after Pediatric Posterior Fossa Brain Tumor Treatment	Children's Hospital Los Angeles / Mary Baron Nelson, RN/PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2016	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
Nitrosative Stress And Symptom Severity During Childhood Leukemia Treatment	Duke University Medical Center / Marilyn Hockenberry, RN, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2013	North Carolina
Sexuality in Adolescents with Cancer	University of Calgary / Nancy Moules, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2013	Alberta
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
Factors Influencing the Decision to Provide General Anesthesia or Moderate Sedation for Treatment Related Procedures in Children with Cancer	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Elizabeth Ely, PhD, RN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2007	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
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
Prospective Symptom Assessment in Children with Advanced Cancer	University of Wisconsin - Madison / Kathleen Montgomery, PhD & Jennifer Madden, RN/MSN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2015	Wisconsin

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