Ways to Give
Endowments help support cancer and hematology research and care
The Hematology/Oncology Division at Children’s Hospital treats hundreds of children each year with both rare and common blood disorders and cancers. Some of these problems are life threatening. All can reduce a child’s quality of life. Some of our young patients need a lifetime of care.
At Children’s, we believe that by using all available resources and the most advanced technology we can often help children with problems that may seem untreatable.
To do this, we develop and use innovative treatments and invest our resources in needed research and technologies that show promise.
How you can help
Endowments allow Children’s to attract and retain the best researchers. They provide seed money that helps these researchers compile initial data to attract large national grants. Your donation helps Children’s:
- Provide needed support to some of our best and brightest physician-scientists
- Launch new research projects on behalf of children with blood disorders and cancer
- Fund services to patients and families who are unable to pay
We always strive to increase our understanding of the causes of blood disorders and cancers, while finding and using new strategies to diagnose and treat these problems.
Please visit the Research and Advances section to learn more about the important research happening within the Hematology/Oncology Division.
Cancer research
We want to change the way people treat children with cancer and how they think about them. Our first goal is to find the least-invasive treatment for each child. In the long term, we hope to discover cures for childhood cancer.
Donations to our endowment funds have made a tremendous difference in cancer research. In 1970, less than 30% of children with cancer survived. Today more than 70% survive. Research made this possible.
Our research needs the support of endowment funds to raise the number of survivors even higher. Endowment funds also let researchers look for treatments with fewer long-term effects, to make the lives of survivors better after they finish treatment.
You can make a difference by making a donation. Donate to our program by selecting ‘Cancer’ or ‘Cancer Research’ from the list on our donation form.
Please call Children’s Hospital Foundation for more information at (206) 987-2153.