CureSearch for Children's Cancer

Curesearch supports research efforts to improve treatments and find cures for Children's Cancer. Curesearch supports an array of projects addressing ares of high unmet need in childhood Cancer treatment. Curesearch funds research at all stages of the pipeline, including basic science, translational research, clinical trial development, and the testing of new Cancer therapies. This research impacts over 15,000 children diagnosed with Cancer each year with the long-term goal of developing therapies that cure children today without harming them tomorrow. (see schedule o for continuation)curesearch funds clinical trials across the world. Clinical trials ensure that children with Cancer get access to the best current treatments. The data collected from clinical trials enables researchers to achieve a better understanding of Cancer biology and guides the development of new treatments and treatment protocols. Clinical trials are costly for hospitals, which rely on support from Curesearch and other organizations to be able to provide treatment for children with Cancer. Over the last decade, over 36,000 pediatric clinical trails were conducted. In addition to funding research, Curesearch also provides information and resources to patients and families. Curesearch resources include curesearch.org, a public, digital collection of plain language information on diagnosis and treatment for Children's Cancer; ; up to date childhood Cancer statistics; a library of procedure videos that demonstrate Cancer treatments for children; webinars and guides for parents on coping with Children's Cancer, finding community support, and reintegrating a child into school and social environments; and important updates related to medicines, drug approvals and other Children's Cancer research news. The Curesearch website reaches more than 120,000 individuals each year.