The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
There were two things that Robin Dobbins said she’d never do as a nurse: work in oncology and work with kids.
“God must have a sense of humor,” said Robin, who has now worked exclusively in both oncology and pediatrics for the past nine years at the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University. Robin is an oncology research nurse in the Pediatric Immunotherapy Program, where she works to keep three clinical trials moving along, supporting both the science and the kids who enroll. The trials are led by Dr. Ted Johnson, an Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation- funded researcher who... Read More
What does childhood cancer awareness mean to me? I may be biased, but I think childhood cancer awareness is one of the most important topics to be shared and recognized within the public eye.
When you hear the words “child” and “cancer” in the same sentence, your initial reaction is a feeling of sorrow for the child who is dealing with such a terrible illness. From the child’s perspective, they feel 10 times more scared, alone, and uncertain as to why this is happening to them. No child does anything to deserve cancer. It simply just happens for no reason other than the cells in... Read More
Each September, we work to make the world make an impact for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This is a month when Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) builds awareness, raises funds, and shares the hope for cures and safer treatments that lies in research. Despite accounting for more than 17% of childhood deaths in the United States, childhood cancer is considered a rare disease. Government research funding is limited, leaving us to fill in the gap for the nearly 17,000 children diagnosed in the United States each year and the more than 400,000 children diagnosed worldwide.
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