Fighting childhood cancer, one cup at a time.
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What do you stand for? I stand for finding a cure for all kids with cancer. I'm Bailee Madison and as Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation's Youth Spokesperson, I've been helping to fight childhood cancer since 2010.
Today, I'm asking you to take a stand and hold a lemonade stand during ... Read MoreRead more about how one of our early Innovation Grants helped lead to a major breakthrough in the treatment of glioblastoma, an aggressive and often deadly brain tumor.
In 2006, ALSF funded a project called “Targeting Pediatric Brainstem Glioma with Oncolytic Polioviruses,” led by Dr. Matthias Gromeier, a researcher at Duke University. His work centered upon using a modified version of the polio vaccine to attack malignant brain tumors.
Earlier this month, Dr. Gromeier’s continued... Read More
Taking innovative approaches, ALSF funded researchers are working to bring cures to all children—everywhere.
In Kenya, where proper diagnostic testing is severely limited, many children are never diagnosed with leukemia and die without ever having a chance to receive treatment.
Dr. Terry Vik, a two-time ALSF Epidemiology Grantee and associate professor of pediatrics at Indiana... Read More
