The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Every day in the United States, 47 children are diagnosed with childhood cancer. When you expand that to the entire world, the number skyrockets to more than 1,000 children a day. After diagnosis, children face a variety of treatments and prognoses. But one thing unites all their stories: these kids want cures and they deserve those cures.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is every September. During the month, we “Go Gold” to honor the children in treatment, those out of treatment and those who have lost their lives to cancer. This month of “Going Gold,” is all about awareness and... Read More
12-year neuroblastoma survivor Lucy.
Dr. Janice Withycombe, an ALSF-funded research nurse at Clemson University and Prisma Health, believes that the long-term side effects of pediatric cancer treatment can best be understood not by talking to the parents of a child, but by talking to the child directly to hear their experience.
Childhood cancer treatments — especially chemotherapy, radiation and surgery — come with a myriad of immediate, short-term and lifelong side effects. Side effects during treatment can make the harsh months of... Read More
SuperSibs Nicholas and Chloe made a batch of their favorite Mint Lemonade.
Celebrated on August 20 every year, National Lemonade Day is the perfect day to celebrate the beautiful fusion between tart lemon juice and the sweetness of sugar, served icy cold on a hot August day.
Around Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) we celebrate Lemonade Day every day! Our supporters are the experts on how to make lemons into lemonade (figuratively and literally).
ALSF founder Alex Scott held the original Alex’s Lemonade Stand to help kids with cancer feel better. Now supporters all around the world do the same and help ALSF fund research for safer... Read More
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