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BIOMEDE: HOPE FOR Diffuse Intrinsic pontine glioma

BIOMEDE: HOPE FOR Diffuse Intrinsic pontine glioma

BIOMEDE: HOPE FOR Diffuse Intrinsic pontine glioma

BIOMEDE is the most ambitious clinical trial ever proposed for children with a Diffuse Intrinsic pontine glioma. This malignant brain tumor is highly aggressive and is located in a vital area of the brainstem called the pons. This cerebral region controls vital functions such as balance, breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, and is also traversed […]

IMAGINE FOR MARGO X INSTITUT CURIE: 10 YEARS OF SHARED HISTORY AGAINST CHILDREN’S CANCER

IMAGINE FOR MARGO X INSTITUT CURIE: 10 YEARS OF SHARED HISTORY AGAINST CHILDREN’S CANCER

IMAGINE FOR MARGO X INSTITUT CURIE: 10 YEARS OF SHARED HISTORY AGAINST CHILDREN’S CANCER

This Thursday, September 14, 2023, we organized with the Institut Curie an evening dedicated to the 10 years of our collaboration. Researchers, pediatricians, donors and volunteers came together to celebrate 10 years of innovations for the benefit of children and adolescents with cancer. Among the 42 research programs that we have funded since 2011, 12 […]

A ONE YEAR OF FIGHT AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER WITH THE FRENCH REPUBLICAN GUARD

A ONE YEAR OF FIGHT AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER WITH THE FRENCH REPUBLICAN GUARD

A ONE YEAR OF FIGHT AGAINST CHILDHOOD CANCER WITH THE FRENCH REPUBLICAN GUARD

Just a year ago, the French Republican Guard became our big-hearted godmother. As promised by Colonel Cortès when signing this unprecedented partnership, the Republican Guards have made “this partnership a great human and horseback adventure – with three gaits: walking, trotting and galloping”. CHILDHOOD CANCER, A FIGHT FOR LIFE TO GET INTO A GALOP Cancer […]

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 […]