NIH Funding Cuts Threaten Childhood Cancer

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How Trump's NIH cuts are a death sentence for our cancer-stricken son

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Cailen Vela , 6 , was diagnosed with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma in November 2022 at a routine visit to the pediatrician, who at first believed the child had an ear infection when he noted a lump in the ear canal.

Diagnosed at four , the toddler endured chemotherapy and radiation to target cancer cells and shrink the tumor, but his cancer relapsed last fall and required an 11-hour surgery to remove as much of the tumor as possible.

The Trump administration has stalled NIH funding by cancelling 42 out of 47 previously-scheduled NIH grant application meetings this week .

At the University of Notre Dame , home to 80 NIH -funded research projects, Dr Richard Taylor ’s lab, which is developing chemical technologies to study their potential as treatments for rare cancers such as acute myeloid leukemia, is in danger.

A group of Tampa Bay , Florida parents part of the 1Voice Foundation are traveling to Washington, DC , this week to fight for funding for pediatric cancer research.

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