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Navigating Pediatric to Adult Health Care: Lost in Transition – A

WEBAddressing the challenges of transitions in care from pediatric to adult healthcare services is a high priority for Children’s Cancer Cause and the development …

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Childhood Cancer STAR Act — Children's Cancer Cause

WEBSTAR Act Updates from the Children’s Cancer Cause Blog: July 2020: Addressing the ‘S’ in STAR Act March 2021: AHRQ Report on Disparities and Barriers to Pediatric Cancer …

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A Look Back on 2020: A Year of Challenge, Change, and Hope

WEBElevating the Unique Needs of Childhood Cancer Survivors Launch of the Stewart Initiative for Childhood Cancer Survivors: With generous support from the …

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AHRQ Report on Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Healthcare

WEBWe recently issued comments and recommendations to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in response to the draft report Transitions of …

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117th Congress Policy Priorities — Children's Cancer Cause

WEBSTAR Act: We continue to actively engage with Congress and federal agencies to ensure full implementation of 2018’s Childhood Cancer STAR Act.We are monitoring and …

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Childhood Cancer Facts — Children's Cancer Cause

WEBMortality. Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease among children. 1,040 children (aged 0 -14) and 550 adolescents (aged 15-19) were expected to die from …

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Pediatric Findings from New ACS Report on Cancer Statistics

WEBTop-level findings from the newly released 2023 American Cancer Society (ACS) annual report on cancer statistics are primarily related to adult cancers, …

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Introducing CC-DIRECT, a New NCI Public-Private Partnership

WEBThe White House announced this month a new public-private partnership to assist families with children diagnosed with cancer. The Childhood Cancer–Data …

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Introducing Our New Name — Children's Cancer Cause

WEBAs part of our 20th anniversary celebration, we are proud to announce that Children’s Cause for Cancer Advocacy is now Children’s Cancer Cause. We changed …

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Addressing the ‘S’ in the STAR Act — Children's Cancer Cause

WEBChildhood cancer survivors face a lifetime of risks and monitoring, as well as many psychosocial and financial challenges. As many of us know, more than 95% of …

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The STAR Reauthorization Act Will Impact Care Through the Rest …

WEBThe signing into law of the Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act early this year is a major victory for the childhood cancer community. It will impact the …

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AHRQ Report on Disparities and Barriers to Pediatric Cancer

WEBProposed strategies for addressing barriers: Children’s Cancer Cause sent a letter to AHRQ in November 2020 to offer comments on the early iteration of this work, …

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New Research Supports Upcoming Meeting on Cardiac Late Effects

WEBAdult survivors of childhood cancer are at an elevated risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared to the general population and too often are underdiagnosed …

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Biden's FY2023 Budget Puts Focus on Cancer, Seeks $49 Billion for …

WEBThe president’s budget serves as a starting point for a months-long appropriations process. (In fact, the FY2022 spending bill - funding the government …

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89,000 Reasons to Recognize AYA Cancer Awareness Week

WEB89,000 Reasons to Recognize AYA Cancer Awareness Week. “People sometimes forget that pediatric oncology is not just smiling bald kids. Teens get cancer, …

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Saluting and Supporting Family Caregivers — Children's Cancer …

WEBNovember is National Family Caregivers Month , a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. We’re proud to be an official nonprofit …

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Childhood Cancer In Focus In FY2022 House Appropriations Bill

WEBChildhood Cancer In Focus In FY2022 House Appropriations Bill. Steve Wosahla is the Chief Executive Officer of Children’s Cancer Cause. The House …

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COVID Legislation with an Impact on the Cancer Community

WEBWith everyone focused on COVID issues, there is the risk that the needs of cancer patients and their families will be overlooked. Fortunately, several variations of …

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Guest Blog: Mental Health and Complex Grief in Survivorship

WEBRachel McCallum is a long-term survivor diagnosed with Anaplastic Astrocytoma of the 4th ventricle of the brain stem in 1993. Her experience as a long …

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Biden Budget Prioritizes Cancer Moonshot Goals

WEBThe President is also requesting $2.5 billion for the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), a new agency established in 2022 and housed …

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Guest Blog: Millennial, Survivor, Emerging Adult

WEBRachel McCallum is a long-term survivor diagnosed with Anaplastic Astrocytoma of the 4th ventricle of the brain stem in 1993. Her experience as a long …

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