The Childhood Cancer Blog
Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!
Each year ALSF staff member, Lisa Towry, travels to cancer research centers and children’s hospitals in different cities. This year she visited Seattle Children’s Hospital (SCH) and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC). Over the years ALSF has helped fund researchers at these two Seattle institutions to find what causes childhood cancers, help deliver better treatments and improve the quality of life and care for kids with cancer. Lisa had the pleasure of touring their labs, learning more about their research and presenting checks!Take a look at the researchers that Lisa met with... Read More
We all know that childhood cancer is a scary thing, and we fight back all year to find better treatments and cures for kids battling cancer. As a way to continue our quest to “scare” childhood cancer away, we have created The 13 Days of Halloween, which provides fun and frightening (in the most fun ways possible!) ways to raise funds and awareness during the last two weeks of October.The countdown to Halloween officially began... Read More
It’s not a secret that Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is dedicated to finding better treatments and cures for all kids with cancer; in fact it’s our mission. As you probably know, research is our priority, and we are constantly working toward the day when every child that faces cancer will receive the best treatments and ultimately cures. Of course it sounds very simple, but the journey to get there is not a short one.... Read More
