The Childhood Cancer Blog

The Childhood Cancer Blog

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from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!

$1 million helps children battling cancer and funds childhood cancer research

During The Million Mile in September, supporters work together to go more than 1 million miles and raise over $1 million for childhood cancer research and programs for families! All year long, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) uses this money to fund innovative projects at every stage of research to ensure cures are being found today and for the future. 

Here are seven ways $1 million helps children with cancer:

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Amazon Prime Days are July 15-16, 2019 and you can fill your cart and do your part for kids with cancer! While you search through all those deals for the most epic savings, be sure to shop through Amazon Smile (Smile.Amazon.Com) and select ALSF as your charitable organization.

Guess what? Amazon Prime Day, July 15-16, 2019, is not only a parade of epic deals, but a perfect time to fill your cart, while doing your part for kids with cancer!

While you shop for epic deals on school supplies, lemonade stand staples, summer must-haves and fun impulse purchases, be sure to shop through Amazon Smile and select Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) as your charitable organization of choice. When you do, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5 percent of your eligible purchase... Read More

Eden is a 14-year-old who loves to shoot photos and smile for her own snapshots. After being unable to walk or practice her favorite activity, dancing, for nearly a year, she was diagnosed at age 10 with a cancer no doctor had ever seen before. They tried standard chemotherapies for two different types of solid tumors similar to her cancer and after many months doctors deemed her cancer-free in March 2016.

Last year, we shared the story of 14-year-old Eden Green, who loves to take photos and dance. Eden was in treatment for a form of childhood cancer so rare, that doctors did not have a clinical name for it. After 4 months of treatment on a clinical trial at Texas Children's Hospital under the care of Dr. Jennifer Foster, Eden went back on standard radiation treatment. Thankfully, she was then declared cancer-free in March 2019. Eden and her family celebrated the news by participating in the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation Lemon Climb Houston. 

In June 2019, Eden participated in the... Read More

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