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 1,500 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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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 |
KAM: Kids are Moving; An Exercise Program for Children with Cancer | University of Minnesota / Mary Catherine (Casey) Hooke, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2014 | Minnesota |
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 |
Pain and Symptom Experiences in Children with Cancer | University of California, Los Angeles / Eufemia Jacob, PhD, RN | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2007 | California |
Sexuality in Adolescents with Cancer | University of Calgary / Nancy Moules, PhD | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2013 | Alberta |
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 |
Parent Satisfaction in an Outpatient Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Setting | Children’s Mercy / Nancy Shreve | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Missouri |
Yoga for Children and Adolescents After Completing Cancer Treatment | Children’s Health Care / Mary (Casey) Hooke | Nurse Researcher Grants | 2010 | Minnesota |
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 |