The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
This July, Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) is spotlighting a few special heroes in honor of Sarcoma Awareness Month. Sarcomas arise in the bone or soft tissue, but the treatment methods for these types of cancer are often outdated, causing their cure rates to lag behind many others. Still, kids like Gabby, Malina and Krystabelle keep fighting.
Meet some of the inspiring heroes who make this month matter:
Gabby
Gabby’s family thought she was experiencing growing pains until a... Read More
Summer is a great time to shop and help kids with cancer! No matter what (or who!) you have on your shopping list, you can help fund cutting-edge research, support families as they travel for treatment and give hope to children facing cancer.
We’ve rounded up some of our gifts, items and shopping opportunities (hello, Prime Days!) that make an impact in the fight against childhood cancer through Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).
Beyond this list of fun summer shopping items, we have a whole variety of products that support the Foundation from our outstanding... Read More
Lakelynn, who is battling a rare sarcoma, lived in extreme pain until a clinical trial stopped disease progression. Now thanks to research, she continues her search for a cure and enjoys being a big sister.
Frontline treatment for children with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, hasn’t changed in 40 years.
At diagnosis, chemotherapy and surgery are recommended. If a child relapses and the cancer metastasizes to the lungs, where it most often does, the only option is a clinical trial. And for children with metastatic disease, the odds are terrifying: 5-year survival rates drop in half from 60-percent at diagnosis to 30-percent following osteosarcoma relapse.
For these children, the need for safer, effective treatments is urgent.
The story is similar for the 1,700... Read More
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