Children's Cancer Cause

10/20/2026

If you or a loved one is impacted by childhood cancer - or you know a childhood cancer survivor - we highly encourage you to explore these resources curated by the Coalition Against Childhood Cancer.

Our tip: We recommend using a desktop to most smoothly utilize the search tools to find the support most relevant to your needs, whether that's help with travel expenses for treatment or a peer support group in your area.

Learn more about resources available for children with cancer, childhood cancer survivors, and their families.

10/17/2026

🍂 Fall is the perfect time to clear out what you no longer need. And that old car in your driveway? It could do something wonderful.

When you donate your vehicle to Children's Cancer Cause, you can:

🚗 Skip the hassle of selling it.

💛 Help children with cancer and survivors build brighter futures.

🍁 Qualify for a possible tax deduction.

Turn your unused car into something that truly matters this fall.

10/16/2026

Last month, the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative reached an exciting milestone: the Molecular Characterization Initiative (MCI) surpassed 10,000 patients enrolled!

The MCI is a national collaboration between NCI and the Children’s Oncology Group that provides state-of-the-art molecular characterization at no cost to children, adolescents, and young adults with cancer.

As the program grows, the valuable molecular and clinical data generated through the MCI can benefit both individual patients and the broader childhood, adolescent, and young adult cancer community. Physicians can use these data to refine diagnoses and inform treatment options, while researchers can use them to deepen our understanding of childhood cancers, inform clinical care and clinical trials, and advance the development of new treatments.

Learn more about the MCI: https://go.nih.gov/fJRYter

10/15/2026

Childhood cancer doesn’t end when treatment ends. That’s why survivorship is central to our work at Children’s Cancer Cause.

Our Survivorship Program Resource Center shares insights from programs recognized through our Survivorship Champion’s Prize initiative, helping healthcare teams learn from one another as they build and strengthen care for survivors.

Explore this part of our work by following the link in comments.

10/12/2026

Scientific progress has brought new possibilities for children with cancer, but too many families still face limited treatment options and lasting health challenges. The recently released Pediatric Cancer Landscape 2026, a joint report from ACS CAN and the Alliance for Childhood Cancer, examines these gaps and offers policy recommendations to help move research and drug development forward.

Children’s Cancer Cause is proud to contribute as an Alliance member, with our founder, Susan L. Weiner, PhD, serving on the report’s steering committee. Dr. Weiner was part of the committee that authored the original Landscape Report published in 2016. The updated recommendations call for sustained research investment, stronger data sharing, more accessible clinical trials, and solutions to drug-development barriers and chronic shortages -- all with healthy survivorship as a priority.

In our latest blog post, we explore the report’s highlights and how this shared advocacy agenda can inform our work as we look ahead to a new Congress:

A decade of scientific progress has brought new possibilities for children with cancer. But too many families continue to face diagnoses with few effective treatment options, and the majority of survivors live with lasting effects of the therapies that saved their lives. The newly released Pediat

10/08/2026

🎉 Put your DAF to work for kids with cancer and survivors this DAF Day!

Your Donor-Advised Fund or DAF is like a charitable savings account. You’ve already set aside the money to give. Now you get to decide where it can make a difference. 🧡

A DAF grant to Children’s Cancer Cause can help:

🎓 Provide scholarships for childhood cancer survivors
📣 Give families and survivors a voice in D.C.
💻 Provide free survivorship resources and education
🔬 Advocate for more research and safer treatments for children with cancer

Your DAF is ready to do good. Put it to work today.

👉 Make your DAF Day gift or just learn more about DAFs. See link in the comments.

10/07/2026

We recently surveyed 105 childhood cancer survivors, most of whom are now young adults. They are asking for clearer guidance, more research, and systems built for lifelong care.

What can policymakers, healthcare systems, researchers, and survivor-serving organizations do better? Here are their suggestions.

🔗 Follow link in comments for key findings and to explore the full report.

10/06/2026

Breast Cancer Awareness Month has an important connection to childhood cancer survivorship. 🩷🎗️

Some treatments for childhood cancer - including chest radiation and certain chemotherapy drugs - can increase the risk of breast cancer later in life. Depending on treatment history, survivors may need screening earlier than the general population.

If you’re a childhood cancer survivor and you're unsure about your personal risk and screening guidelines, bring your treatment summary or survivorship care plan to your healthcare provider and ask about it.

Survivors deserve clear information and follow-up care tailored to their needs. Join us in raising awareness about the lasting effects of childhood cancer and the importance of access to lifelong survivorship care.

10/03/2026

This new report updates the 2016 landscape assessment and examines the challenges facing childhood cancer research and drug development. Our founder Susan Weiner, PhD, served on the steering committee for the original report and also this 2026 update.

The new report is accompanied by policy recommendations that call for sustained investment in pediatric research and clinical trial networks; better collection and sharing of data so researchers can learn from every patient; more flexible approaches to studying treatments for rare cancers; and policies that encourage pediatric drug development and address shortages of essential medicines.

We look forward to sharing more details in the coming days, and we congratulate the Steering Committee, report authors, reviewers, and contributors for this comprehensive publication.

A new joint report released today by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) and the Alliance for Childhood Cancer examines the current state of childhood cancer.

09/30/2026

FINAL DAY: Your gift will be doubled. 💛

Today is the final day of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and your last chance to have your gift matched by the Rosen Family.

Give $50 → It becomes $100.
Give $100 → It becomes $200.

Your doubled gift helps fuel research, advocacy, and support for childhood cancer survivors and families.

Make today count for children with cancer and survivors. Give by midnight and double your impact. Link in comments to donate!