The Cure Starts Now

In its efforts to focus on those cancers that present The greatest opportunities for an encompassing cancer Cure, The foundation annually awards research grants to institutions and medical professionals. Typically, grants awarded have a focus on pediatric brain cancers, as this was The origin of The foundation's philosophy. Grant applications will be judged on a peer-reviewed basis with The foundation's medical advisory council, which is comprised of top oncologists and researchers from around The world, as well as parent advocates. Grants are judged based on multiple criteria including scientific merit, disease impact, innovation, feasibility, and expertise of The investigator.

Family support and awareness funds provide emotional support, mechanisms to honor their child's legacy and other assistance for families battling pediatric cancer. This includes information websites, trial discovery tools, patient assistance and programs to feature patients with The intention of building local support and awareness.

The dipg/dmg symposium, originally held in cincinnati in 2011, is a biennial conference that features cancer experts from around The worldin collaboration with families and foundations supporting their work.attended by foundations and institutions worldwide. The dipg/dmgcollaborative symposium quickly became a dynamic cooperative, exploringrevolutionary dipg and dmg research, clinical protocols, and universalapplications of dipg research in The search for a Cure for all forms ofcancer.