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Monthly Archive for: ‘June, 2016’

  • Introducing the RACE for Children Act!

    One problem that many children with cancer face is that they are unable to get access to the most promising and novel cancer drugs available to adults. And even if new drugs are FDA approved, they are often too expensive for pediatric researchers to undertake. …

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  • New Drug Significantly Increases Survival for Children with Neuroblastoma

    A new study that is funded primarily by the Beat Nb Cancer Foundation found that oral therapy with DFMO reduces the rate of relapse and significantly increases survival for children with high-risk neuroblastoma. The research was led by Giselle Sholler and was co-led by Dr. …

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  • What is Cancer Immunotherapy?

    What is Cancer Immunotherapy? As some of you may know June is national Cancer Immunotherapy Awareness Month. In light of that, Chase After a Cure has decided to educate the public about what immunotherapy is, and how researchers are working to develop the treatment. Basically, …

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  • Neuroblastoma 101: Learn More About the Disease and Its Lack of Funding

    Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that starts in the sympathetic nervous system. This type of cancer is found most often in young children and infants. The reason it can be difficult to treat is because symptoms often go undetected for a long period of …

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  • How We’ve Grown

    Since 2008, we have managed to grow our non-profit organization and raise over half a million dollars for our local childhood cancer research lab. We have many outlets of communication such as Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter and we use these sites to promote and educate …

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