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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
Symptom Patterns during Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recovery	Duke University Medical Center / Cheryl Rodgers, RN, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2014	North Carolina
Prospective Symptom Assessment in Children with Advanced Cancer	University of Wisconsin - Madison / Kathleen Montgomery, PhD & Jennifer Madden, RN/MSN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2015	Wisconsin
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
The Therapy-Related Symptom Checklist for Children (TRSC-C): Systematic Monitoring of Symptoms to Improve Oncology Interventions.	Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc. / Phoebe Williams	Nurse Researcher Grants	2008	Kansas
Fatigue and Carnitine Levels over Eight Cycles of Chemotherapy in Children and Adolescents.	Baylor College of Medicine / Marilyn Hockenberry	Nurse Researcher Grants	2008	Texas
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
Evaluation of the Prevalence of Diaper Dermatitis in Pediatric Leukemia.	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia / Beth Storey	Nurse Researcher Grants	2008	Pennsylvania
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
To test the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of a sleep hygiene and relaxation intervention to improve sleep and fatigue for children receiving maintenance therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia	Hospital for Sick Children / Sue Zupanec	Nurse Researcher Grants	2010	Ontario
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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