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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
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
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
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
Exploring the impact of a teen weekend on the quality of life of the adolescent with cancer: A qualitative, case/control study.	The Children's Mercy Hospital / Kristin Stegenga, PhD, RN	Nurse Researcher Grants	2007	Missouri
Arterial Stiffness in Children who Recently Completed Cancer Therapy	University of North Carolina / Sheila Santacroce, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2013	North Carolina
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
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
Nitrosative Stress And Symptom Severity During Childhood Leukemia Treatment	Duke University Medical Center / Marilyn Hockenberry, RN, PhD	Nurse Researcher Grants	2013	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

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