The Childhood Cancer Blog
Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
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Meet one of our childhood cancer heroes, Emily Siddell.Emily Siddell is an active, friendly little girl who is always happy and loves Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Scooby Doo and to make people laugh. If not for being completely bald had due to chemotherapy, you would never even know was “sick.” But Emily is battling Philadelphia Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, a specific type of leukemia with the... Read More
Although a major focus of our actions during September, National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, have to do with spreading the word about the devastating disease - we also think that it's important to report on the progress that your efforts are making possible on the childhood cancer research front. Check out the video below from one of our research grantees, Andrew Napper, PhD, of the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research.Dr. Napper's research is looking to develop new treatments for... Read More
In recognition of Childhood Cancer Awareness Day tomorrow, September 13, and the fight against childhood cancer, we’re asking everyone to wear our signature color of yellow and to encourage your friends, family members, coworkers, etc…to do the same. It’s a popular color this year in apparel and the opportunities to wear the sunny shade are endless! Need some inspiration? A few fun ways to wear yellow (beyond the traditional t-shirt) are captured in the photos of some of our supporters below.Don’t have anything to wear tomorrow? We have plenty of yellow... Read More
