Programs

Cure Childhood Cancer Initiative

Within this context, the Maynard Childhood Cancer Foundation supports important medical research aimed at finding better treatment options and potential cures for kids with cancer and sarcoma. Past research awards have supported the following work:

  • John H. Healey, M.D., Chief of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center’s Orthopedic Service and Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University: Understanding sarcoma biology, developing new ways to deliver chemotherapy to tumors, and improving the durability and function of joint replacements.
  • Masoud Manjili, PhD, DVM, Madhu Gouda, MD, Kamar Godder, MD, VCU Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, Virginia: identifying biomarkers for low risk and high risk neuroblastoma and predicting risk of relapse.
  • Eva Hernando, Ph.D.,Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine: Study of the mechanisms of sarcoma progression using mouse models and in vitro manipulation of mesenchymal stem cells.
  • Dawn S. Chandler, Ph.D., Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Research Institute, Columbus, Ohio: Developing an accurate genetic model for rhabdomyosarcoma therapy testing.
  • CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation – general pediatric cancer research fund.
Pediatric Cancer and Hospice Literature Program

The Maynard Childhood Cancer Foundation provides topic specific books to pediatric cancer patients and their families, as well as hospice patients and their families. These books deal with age appropriate coping strategies, pain management, understanding and accepting death, and resources for parents. We are proud to supply these books for distribution, free of charge, to patients and families of VCU Children’s Medical Center/Oncology Division and Noah’s Children (Bon Secours’ pediatric hospice). It is a privilege to provide some immediate relief for these brave young patients and their families.

A sample of books provided to pediatric cancer patients and their families include:

  • Living With Childhood Cancer: A Practical Guide to Help Families Cope
  • Thisbe's Promise, by Laurian Scott
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Practical Guide for your Future
  • Childhood Cancer: A Parent's Guide to Solid Tumor Cancers
  • Childhood Leukemia: A Guide for Families, Friends, and Caregivers
  • What About Me? When Brothers and Sisters Get Sick
  • What Is Cancer Anyway? Explaining Cancer to Children of All Ages
  • Imagine A Rainbow: A Child's Guide for Soothing Pain
  • Little Tree: A Story for Children With Serious Medical Illness

A sample of books provided to pediatric hospice patients and their families include:

  • Water Bugs & Dragonflies: Explaining Death to Young Children
  • The Next Place
  • We Were Gonna Have a Baby, But We Had an Angel Instead
  • Helping Children Grieve & Grow
  • Gentle Willow: A Story for Children About Dying
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