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ONE YEAR OF HELP FOR UKRAINIAN CHILDREN WITH CANCER

ONE YEAR OF HELP FOR UKRAINIAN CHILDREN WITH CANCER

ONE YEAR OF HELP FOR UKRAINIAN CHILDREN WITH CANCER

A year ago, Vlada, our big-hearted volunteer, was alongside the first Ukrainian families arriving in France. From the start of the crisis, all the members of the Gravir collective, of which Imagine for Margo is a member, began discussions with the government and the doctors of the SFCE, in coordination with the European associations of […]

RALLYE DU COEUR DE NANTES 2023: A NEW RECORD EDITION

RALLYE DU COEUR DE NANTES  2023:  A NEW RECORD EDITION

RALLYE DU COEUR DE NANTES 2023: A NEW RECORD EDITION

On Saturday May 13, 115 drivers of sports and vintage cars, supported by nearly 50 partners, met at the Château de Goulaine for the 3rd  Nantes edition of the Rallye du Coeur de Nantes. For one day, these big-hearted pilots rode in solidarity against childhood and teenager cancer. Having become the 1st charity rally in […]

CHILDREN WITHOUT CANCER CITY 2023: AN EDITION OF ALL RECORDS

CHILDREN WITHOUT CANCER CITY 2023: AN EDITION OF ALL RECORDS

CHILDREN WITHOUT CANCER CITY 2023: AN EDITION OF ALL RECORDS

On Thursday June 1, 2023, the Children without Cancer City race returned to the forecourt of La Défense near Paris. On the occasion of this record edition, the largest business district in Europe saw a veritable pink and blue wave crossing its aisles. Indeed, for a few hours, 1,400 runners and walkers and more than […]

A 7TH EDITION OF ALL RECORDS FOR THE RALLYE DU COEUR DE PARIS

A 7TH EDITION OF ALL RECORDS FOR THE RALLYE DU COEUR DE PARIS

A 7TH EDITION OF ALL RECORDS FOR THE RALLYE DU COEUR DE PARIS

Saturday June 17, 2023, under a bright sun in the green setting of the castle of Dampierre-en-Yvelines, more than 230 drivers of sports and vintage cars gathered for the 7th Parisian edition of the Rallye du Coeur. Like every year, the big-hearted drivers of the first charity rally in France drove to accelerate the fight […]

FIGHT KIDS CANCER 2023: 9 EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROGRAMS SELECTED

FIGHT KIDS CANCER 2023: 9 EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROGRAMS SELECTED

FIGHT KIDS CANCER 2023: 9 EUROPEAN RESEARCH PROGRAMS SELECTED

Fight Kids Cancer is a European call for projects that we launched in 2020 with the Belgian KickCancer Foundation and the Luxembourg Kriibskrank Kanner Foundation in collaboration with the ESF – European Science Foundation – and a committee of international scientific experts. Today, Fight Kids Cancer has 6 member countries. Indeed, Cris (Spain) and KiKa […]

“FIGHT KIDS CANCER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” – INTERVIEW WITH ANNE RIOS

“FIGHT KIDS CANCER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” – INTERVIEW WITH ANNE RIOS

“FIGHT KIDS CANCER CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE” – INTERVIEW WITH ANNE RIOS

Anne Rios, head of laboratory and head of the Princess Máxima microscopy research center in the Netherlands, talks about the Fight Kids Cancer initiative. COULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF? My name is Anne Rios and I am Head of laboratory and Head of the microscopy research center at the Princess Máxima Center of Pediatric Oncology in […]

WHAT IS A BRAIN TUMOR IN CHILDREN?

WHAT IS A BRAIN TUMOR IN CHILDREN?

WHAT IS A BRAIN TUMOR IN CHILDREN?

Childhood brain tumors are abnormal growths of cells in the brain or central nervous system. They represent the second form of cancer in children after leukemia. Central nervous system tumors are the most frequent solid tumors in children (30% of tumors) and affect more than 3,000 children per year in Europe and approximately 500 per […]

WHAT IS RETINOBLASTOMA?

WHAT IS RETINOBLASTOMA?

WHAT IS RETINOBLASTOMA?

Retinoblastoma is a malignant tumor that grows in the retina, the layer of light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye. This tumor forms from immature cells in the retina called “developing retinal cells”. Retinoblastoma is a cancer that mainly affects young children, usually before the age of 5 (5% of cases are diagnosed in […]