4:30pm | The children’s cancer center at Miller Children’s Hospital in Long Beach will receive a $50,000 infrastructure grant to further treatment of local children fighting the disease.
Non-profit organization The St. Baldrick’s Foundation awarded the grant to the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center (JJCCC), the hospital announced today. The organization selected the JJCCC application based on need and anticipated results of the grant. St. Baldrick’s currently funds more childhood cancer research grants than any organization except for the U.S. government.
“The Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center at Miller Children’s remains dedicated to helping children with cancer and serious blood disorders through compassionate care, innovative treatments and clinical research,” said Jerry Z. Finklestein, M.D., founding medical director, JJCCC. “We’re very grateful to the St. Baldrick’s Foundation for their continued support. This grant will help JJCCC expand and improve clinical research within the STAR Late Effects Survivorship Program to help young adults understand and cope with the late effects of treatment.”
The grant will be used to support a Clinical Research Assistant (CRA) to support JJCCC programs such as Late Effects/Survivorship and Clinical Research. The JJCCC provides care to children living with cancer, sickle cell disease and other disorders and is known for its psychosocial programs and emphasis on new research and leading therapies.