Children's Cancer Cause

06/18/2026

💛🎗️ June is National Cancer Survivors Month 🎗️💛

This month, we celebrate the incredible children, teens, and young adults who have faced cancer with courage and determination. Their strength inspires us every day.

While survivorship is a milestone worth celebrating, many childhood cancer survivors continue to face long-term health and emotional challenges after treatment ends. That's why Children's Cancer Cause remains committed to advocating for more research and support for survivors and their families. We even have a dedicated website just for childhood cancer survivors.

Learn more at the link in the comments.

06/17/2026

Federal investment in pediatric cancer research has fueled decades of breakthroughs, improved survival rates, and created hope for children and families facing cancer. Protecting that progress is essential.

Last week, the House Appropriations Committee advanced its FY2027 funding bill with proposed increases for NIH, NCI, and programs like the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative. Report language also addresses pediatric brain tumor clinical trials and survivorship care.

While this bill and report language is encouraging, Congress still has significant work ahead before final FY27 funding levels are determined. In the Senate, the appropriations process has stalled due to disagreements over topline funding levels.

Explore the specifics of the bill and why it matters for children with cancer and survivors:

The federal appropriations cycle for  Fiscal Year 2027  (FY27) is in full swing, and we are writing to share an update on the outlook for cancer research funding. House Appropriations Bill Approved by Committee Last week, the  House Appropriations Committee  a

06/16/2026

During his junior year of high school, Aiden went in for an x-ray after weeks of increasing pain in his right arm. He figured it was just a strain.

The x-ray revealed a tumor: osteosarcoma.

His treatment consisted of aggressive chemotherapy and a limb salvage surgery. Side effects from chemo included intense nausea and vomiting, extreme fatigue, days where he couldn’t walk, painful mouth sores, and the loss of his hair.

June is National Cancer Survivors Month -- a time when we honor the strength and perseverance of survivors like Aiden, one of our newest College Scholars.

For his scholarship project, Aiden is developing a platform to help young survivors learn online safety skills, such as recognizing scams, protecting personal information, and staying safe on social media.

“I know firsthand how vulnerable young patients can be online, especially when they are emotionally overwhelmed or searching for distraction," says Aiden. "As a computer science and cybersecurity student, I now understand how important digital safety is for kids who are already navigating so much.”

We give special thanks to Hyundai Hope on Wheels for supporting our survivorship work and helping us grow our College Scholars Program 👏

06/15/2026

In this clip from the Game Over c*ncer podcast, our founder Susan Weiner talks about survivorship and the long-term impacts of childhood cancer treatment.

Susan mentions the two externally-led Patient-Focused Drug Development meetings hosted by Children's Cancer Cause that elevated childhood cancer late effects issues -- one on chemo-induced hearing loss and one on the topic of reducing cardiac late effects.

Follow the link in comments to explore the reports from these two landmark meetings.

06/14/2026

Join Children's Cancer Cause, Cancer Nation, and the Lymphoma Research Foundation on Monday for a virtual town hall to learn more about recently introduced bipartisan survivorship legislation.

The Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act (CCSA) is designed to strengthen survivorship care and improve quality of life for cancer survivors, including the nation's 521,000 childhood cancer survivors.

From quality survivorship care planning and care coordination to employment support, this conversation will explore how the bill addresses the real challenges survivors face every day and what it could mean for the future of cancer care.

Hope to see you there! 🤝🎗️

06/13/2026

As we discover better, less toxic therapies to treat today's kids, future generations of childhood cancer survivors will have fewer negative health consequences. But the hard truth is that the vast majority of the nation's 521,000 childhood cancer survivors today have late effects as a result of their disease or treatment, some of which are chronic and even life-threatening.

That's why survivorship is a core pillar of our mission. Together, we're improving survivorship care to better meet the unique lifelong needs of childhood and adolescent cancer survivors.

06/10/2026

June is National Cancer Survivors Month. 💛

For childhood cancer survivors like Sofia, “survivorship is not just finishing treatment but learning to live again.”

After facing the challenges of thyroid cancer as a teenager, Sofia continues to navigate follow-up care while pursuing her dream of becoming a social worker and giving back to other families affected by cancer. Today, she uses her experience to raise awareness and support fellow survivors.

Sofia is one of our new College Scholars, and we are honored to be part of her story. We give special thanks to Hyundai Hope on Wheels for supporting our survivorship work and helping us grow our College Scholars Program 👏

06/09/2026

We hope you'll check out this new episode of the Game Over: c*ncer podcast to hear our founder Susan Weiner speak on childhood cancer policy, legislative milestones, and how far our community has come over the past quarter century.

Thank you to Cannonball Kids' cancer for inviting us and for sharing our passion for driving forward research. 💛

06/09/2026

Join us next Monday - June 15th - for a virtual town hall on the Lainie Jones Comprehensive Cancer Survivorship Act, H.R. 8839. This is bold, bipartisan legislation that will help create a more coordinated, patient-centered system that supports survivors not just during treatment but throughout the rest of their lives.

We're co-hosting this conversation with Cancer Nation and Lymphoma Research Foundation to help advocates and survivors understand why this bill matters - and how you can help it gain momentum in Congress.

Follow the link in comments to register.

06/07/2026

“While my two years in treatment were very difficult, I found that survivorship presented new challenges,” says Meaghan about her diagnosis with Hodgkin lymphoma at age 15. She experienced problems with mobility, neuropathy, fatigue, and integrating back to ‘normal life.'

She worked hard at recovery, graduating high school as salutatorian and rebuilding her strength through physical therapy and dedication to training.

“After cancer, I can’t trust anything to come easily, but I can trust myself to handle whatever situation may arise with resilience."

She’s now a medical student at George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences - and a 2026 Children's Cancer Cause Gold Scholar. 💛 This , we celebrate the strength and persistence of survivors like Meaghan!

Special thanks to Hyundai Hope on Wheels for supporting our survivorship work and helping us grow our College Scholars Program 👏