Apr 5, 2013
Arguing for Increases in Federal Funding for Childhood Cancer Research -- Part III
Money makes the world go 'round. Or so we are told. Certainly for medical research, this is true. And, for the childhood cancer...
Mar 28, 2013
The FDA and Childhood Cancer -- the Change That Has to Come -- Piece No. II
Being sent to an emergency room to have a CT scan performed on your two-year-old child is frightening. Being brought into a small cramped...
Mar 20, 2013
Engaging the Pharmaceutical Industry in the Fight Against Childhood Cancer - Piece No. I
This is the first piece in a four piece series that I hope will lay out a plausible road-map for the fight against childhood cancer....
Feb 8, 2013
International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) 2013
The theme of this year's International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) on February 15th is: "Early Detection...Making a Difference." ICCD is...
Feb 4, 2013
SIOP and ICCCPO call on governments to scale-up commitment in fighting childhood cancer
Click here to read a media release from ICCCPO (of which OPACC is a member organization) with regards to World Cancer Day: "SIOP and...
Jan 4, 2013
Our Disproportionate Focus on Adult Over Pediatric Cancer Research
The need for child-specific treatments is largely ignored by funding incentives; so kids pay. Read more here: http://www.theatlantic.com/...
Oct 12, 2012
After Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Are We More Aware?
Another National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month has come and gone, and as we look back, we can't help but ponder -- is the country more...
Sep 26, 2012
New poll from Northwestern Mutual says lack of funds, awareness are key barriers in curing pediatric
Even though thousands of families in the U.S. feel the impact each year of pediatric cancer, a new poll cites that nearly half (49...
Sep 4, 2012
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month event at Sick Kids
OPACC will once again have a booth at this year's Childhood Cancer Awareness Month event at Sick Kids hospital. The event will take place...
Jan 23, 2012
Cancer One, War Less Than One
President Nixon declared a war on cancer on Dec. 23, 1971. The war on cancer is arguably being lost on a daily basis. My daughter Alexis...