The Children's Cancer Foundation, Inc

06/18/2026

Today is - Kidney cancers in children under 15 are typically Wilms Tumors. Thanks to , Kori Patterson is a Wilms tumor survivor and living a typical kid life with her sister Kannon! Read her incredible journey here: https://childrenscancerfoundation.org/story/kori-patterson/
More about pediatric kidney cancers: https://www.cancer.gov/types/kidney/patient/wilms-treatment-pdq

06/12/2026

June is . Meet Holly, a leukemia fighter who underwent CAR T cell Immunotherapy when her leukemia returned. Immunotherapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses a body’s own immune system to fight the cancer, lowering the chances of toxic side effects. https://youtu.be/quSOn7S_jBQ?si=4Pt_qej6U5lu6ABs

Holly was diagnosed with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia at jus...

06/03/2026

The has come to a close! We appreciate our final two speakers - Kaushal Sharma PhD of Johns Hopkins Children's Center and Lynne El Gorayeb, PharmD, at Children’s National Hospital who presented their work. Thank you to CCF Scientific Advisory Board member Dalia Haydar, PharmD, who served as afternoon moderator, and fielded a few questions following lab member Lynne's presentation. At the end of the day Dalia's lab posed for a group shot. Thank you all for coming!

06/03/2026

The is at its afternoon portion of the day, hearing from Challice Bonifant, M.D. PhD of , and Xingyu Liu Ph.D., and Layla Hasanzadah from the National Cancer Institute.

06/03/2026

We are at the halfway point of the ! One of the highlights of the day is the poster session, where local researchers talk about each other's research, share experiences, and perhaps discover ways to collaborate!

06/03/2026

Today's Jeffrey Toretsky Honorary Keynote is Dr. Yael Mosse of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. We are so grateful for her participation and for sharing with us her groundbreaking research on .

06/03/2026

The CCF Symposium is moving along! We just heard from 2025 CCF Research Awardee Alice Browne, who is now fielding questions from the audience. Visit our website's symposium page to watch the livestream or use this link: https://www.youtube.com/live/uebKeBVu-Ms

05/19/2026

Thank you to Maryland NECA for an incredible day of golf yesterday! We are grateful to CCF Board Member William Yull of Maryland NECA for organizing this event and for the numerous sponsors dedicated to helping raise funds for research and furthering CCF's mission! We also thank Board Member Steve Coomes for volunteering during the day!

05/14/2026

The impact of on the entire family is profound and can not be overstated. Two mothers who know this challenge and pain have a compelling discussion. The podcast comes during month. Listen now.