Hey everyone! In this week’s episode, we are worked up a bit. Nearly 400,000 children and adolescents will be diagnosed with cancer globally this year.

That means every three minutes, a parent is told their child has cancer. Still, only 4% of federal funding goes to research pediatric cancers; 96% are designated to save adult lives. And with ongoing cuts instigated by the Trump administration, it’s getting even worse.

This week, we dive deep into the fight for children’s cancer funding. Why is it so challenging, and what can be done? Our guests are Tasha Museles, President of the Children’s Cancer Foundation, and Dr. Robyn Gartrell M.D., a Pediatric Oncologist and Research Physician with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode

✅ Why children are excluded from drug trials and why that’s problematic.

✅ What Pharma has to do with it! How pharmaceutical companies prioritize adult cancers where there is higher profitability.

✅ The value and challenge of philanthropy. Why nonprofit and private donors are essential.
✅ What are “Life Years Lost” and its impact on children.

✅ The future of research for pediatric and adolescent cancers.

✅ What you can do.

Links

🔶 Research IS the Answer / Children’s Cancer Foundation: bit.ly/4ezRl4t

🔶 More Than Physical / The Mental Impact of Childhood Cancer: https://bit.ly/42TPBvu

🔶 Remember: Kids Count Too / Fight for Cancer Research: bit.ly/4dzWC9Z

🔶 Teen Cancer America; Support for Teens and Young Adults: https://teencanceramerica.org/

🔶 Ulman Foundation; Support for Teens and Young Adults: https://ulmanfoundation.org/

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