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Advocacy is vital in the fight against childhood cancer. Huge disparities in funding exist at the federal level with both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) with childhood cancer receiving less than 4% of the federal cancer research budget. …

Release your inner child at the ninth annual Chase After a Cure Gala on Feb. 4, 2017. With the theme of “A Kid at Heart,” this year’s event will appeal to the kid in everyone with youth-inspired food, entertainment and auction packages. The annual event …

Childhood is typically one of the greatest times in our lives. During childhood, we are often filled with the joy of being young and coming into our own person without having the slightest care in the world. English poet, Sir John Betjeman, once stated that …

Chase after a Cure (CAAC) was founded in 2009 by Whitney Ringler. As a mother of a former childhood cancer patient, Ringler started this non-profit organization to fund research and raise awareness for alternative and more effective treatments for children with cancer. “Supporting medical research, …

Childhood cancer is one of the biggest bullies we must stand up to for the sake of our children. Each day, over 43 children are diagnosed with this tragic disease, which means more families are left with their world turned upside down. In many cases, …

On October 2, 2007, Whitney Ringler and her family received news that no parent wants to hear, her 3-year-old son, Chase, had been diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma. After several tests, doctors discovered a tumor half the size of a golf ball on Chase’s left …

Today is October 2, which means the holidays are right around the corner! For most of us, this is a joyous time of the year. With all of the gifts, food, and peppermint and pumpkin-spiced drinks offered, it’s practically impossible to not feel “jolly” on …