Zamora Moon: Living with DIPG

CCTR intereviews Marisa Martinez, mom to Zamora Moon, a little 9-year old girl battling DIPG, diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma, arguably one of the deadliest cancers which is almost exclusively pediatric.Ā  Her pioneering journey into the unknown includes treatments in Germany and the UK.Ā  Lisa Spedale, who’s daughter Kira was theā€¦

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BPDCN: Caitlin’s Story

CCTR interviews Caitlin Lee (12) and her mom, Kelly about Caitlin’s recent diagnosis with BPDCN and course of treatment. Blastic plasmacytoid dentritic cell neoplasm is a rare, especially among children, acute leukemia subtype with no therapeutic protocol because it is so rare and newly categorized. Stories of hope and unparalleledā€¦

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Remembering Super-Dylan: Remember Just to Love.

Eric David is writing a memoir about his son, Dylan David, aka “Super Dylan.” Ā For more information about the memoir, and why it is so important, please visit: https://www.gofundme.com/RememberJustToLoveĀ  Eric’s Facebook page: www.facebook.com/10155082671476754 Please visit his website http://dylan.ericdavid.infoĀ for the full story of Dylan’s history; here is an excerpt: “In lateā€¦

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White House Press Release 10/17/2016 Cancer Moonshot

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Vice President FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 2016 FACT SHEET: Vice President Biden Delivers Cancer Moonshot Report, Announces Public and Private Sector Actions to Advance Cancer Moonshot Goals Today, Vice President delivers the Cancer Moonshot report to the President and American public. The reportā€¦

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Letter to the President

There is a specialized killer on the loose taking the lives of 350 children a year in our country with certain regularity; I believe weā€™d be using whatever resources necessary to track him down if he were a person. September 6, 2016 Dear President Obama, Iā€™ve written to you aā€¦

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“Jaime’s Journey–Cancer from the Voice of a Sibling”, by Sharon Wozny

Author Sharon Wozny shares with us her first book for children facing the difficult emotional challenges of having a sibling with cancer and the effects of this on the family. Inspired by her volunteer work with the Children’s Cancer Network in Chandler, AZ, Sharon describes the experiences she had asā€¦

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#KidsCancerPain and the Cancer Knowledge Network

CCTR interviews Dr. Christine Chambers of the Centre for Pediatric Pain Research at IWK Health Center in Nova Scotia, and Dr. Jennifer Stinson, nurse at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto about #KidsCancerPain, a new social media campaign supported by the Canadian Cancer Knowledge Network designed to help childrenā€¦

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