childhood cancers Archive — Page 4 of 5

March 22, 2017

Blocking neuroblastoma cell growth

An inhibitor of cell metabolism may be a good therapeutic target for neuroblastoma, which accounts for about 15 percent of pediatric cancer-related deaths.

By Leigh MacMillan
Two hockey players in yellow Nashville jerseys and one player in a white Edmonton jersey pose with a child at center ice during a ceremonial puck drop, with a packed arena crowd behind them.
March 9, 2017

Hockey Fights Cancer

Michelle Alvarez, center, served as patient ambassador for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt at the recent Nashville Predators Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

By Vanderbilt Health News
A young patient ambassador stands between Nashville Predators captain Mike Fisher and Anaheim Ducks captain Ryan Getzlaf for a ceremonial puck drop on the ice, with a packed arena crowd behind them.
November 17, 2016

Hockey Fights Cancer Night

Max Hermsdorfer, center, served as patient ambassador for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt at the recent Nashville Predators Hockey Fights Cancer Night.

By Vanderbilt Health News
Nashville Predators mascot Gnash, Children’s Hospital mascot Champ, a Predators player, and two hospital representatives pose with an oversized check for $427,444.45 payable to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt for pediatric cancer research.
October 20, 2016

Predators power up Children’s Hospital support

Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne, Predators executive leaders and mascot Gnash recently presented the proceeds of the team’s 365 Pediatric Cancer Fund to Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.

By Christina Echegaray
A child presses a red-painted hand onto the side of a white Hyundai vehicle, beside an existing green handprint, while photographers and onlookers watch.
September 22, 2016

Hyundai Hope On Wheels grant spurs pediatric cancer research

Richard Ho, M.D., MSCI, associate professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, has been awarded a $250,000 Hyundai Hope On Wheels Scholar Grant to study ways to reduce long-term side effects of chemotherapy in pediatric cancer survivors and develop more personalized therapies for pediatric oncology patients.

By Christina Echegaray
Sleeping blond child in a blue-and-white striped top lying on their side with one hand beneath their head, partly covered by a white blanket.
September 1, 2016

Lemonade Stand grant boosts Tansey’s pediatric tumor research

William Tansey, Ph.D., professor of Cell Development and Biology and Ingram Professor of Cancer Research, has been awarded a two-year, $250,000 grant from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) to study malignant rhabdoid tumors (MRTs).

By Christina Echegaray