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AS a cancer dad about 5 years ago the American Cancer Society (The largest cancer fund in America) got a lot of heat from parents who's children had cancer. The
by baldfat 9y ago
AS a cancer dad about 5 years ago the American Cancer Society (The largest cancer fund in America) got a lot of heat from parents who's children had cancer. The ACS would have pictures of Children for their donations champagne and less then $0.005 for every dollar would go for Pediatric Cancer Research AND they cut funding for all other Pediatric funding (AKA Camps and assisting families). They finally changed a LITTLE bit in 2016.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-agin/friends-dont-let-friends-_2_b_2759403.html http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-agin/friends-dont-let...
http://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2013/08/12/camp-in-funding-challenge-with-american-cancer-society-gone/ http://shelterislandreporter.timesreview.com/2013/08/12/camp...
Federal Funding of Pediatric Cancer Research funds. People age 0-18 get 4% of the funding and do not benefit from research for adults since 0-18 your normal good cells are also dividing and growing. Research for Pediatric Cancer benefits EVERYONE since they tend to be less side effects and effective for all. Children went over 20 years before their with only two new Chemotherapy drugs for them while they were advertised by different organizations to get funding. St Baldrick's funded research came out with a one that ends up being VERY effective.
https://www.stbaldricks.org/blog/post/breaking-news-the-fda-approves-childhood-cancer-drug https://www.stbaldricks.org/blog/post/breaking-news-the-fda-...
https://www.stbaldricks.org/filling-the-funding-gap/ https://www.stbaldricks.org/filling-the-funding-gap/
We as a family support St Baldricks 100%