Childhood cancer survivor working to bring new therapies to kids like him
As a pediatric emergency medicine physician, Kim Giusto is no stranger to the symptoms of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), an aggressive form of blood cancer, in…
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Mom and childhood cancer advocate shares daughter’s story on anniversary of diagnosis
Mom and childhood cancer advocate shares daughter’s story on anniversary of diagnosis Fourteen years ago today, Stacy Distefano heard the words that more than 17,000 parents…
CureSearch Forever Hero: Landon Vargas
Landon Vargas was born on November 26, 2006. He was the oldest son of Beth and Ariel Vargas, and the playful older brother to three siblings. Landon…
The “Lucky” One: Surviving Childhood Cancer, Stroke and the Effects of Treatment
By Amy Fair, Childhood Cancer Survivor & CureSearch Volunteer I didn’t get to have the traditional high school experience. While my friends were at soccer practice…
CureSearch Hero – Max Hersman
Max, a CureSearch Challenge participant will be running his first marathon in memory of his friend, Josh, who passed away from Leukemia in 2014. Read more…
CureSearch Hero – Manny Perez
Manny was our extremely healthy, strong-willed, rambunctious little boy until age 3, when he was diagnosed with Stage 4 ALL (Burkitt’s Lymphoma). We were suddenly thrust into…
CureSearch Heroes – Ryan Herring
Ryan is currently a 5-year-old boy undergoing treatment for diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor (DLGNT) at the University of Virginia (UVA). Diagnosed in March of 2019, Ryan’s…
CureSearch Heroes – Alex
Alex, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 2012. Alex and his family have been participating in the CureSearch Walk since 2013. Their team —…
CureSearch Walk Forever Heroes – Kaitlyn
When her daughter Kaitlyn was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), Stacey Jenkins was told that the cancer was likely to take her life within…
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