The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) is honoring the legacy of Carson Leslie and the Carson Leslie Foundation by naming one of the conference rooms in CPRIT’s new office in the William B. Travis State Office...
By David A. Williams The fact that childhood cancer is, thankfully, a rare disease belies the fact that it is the leading cause of disease-related death in U.S. children, age 1-19. The fact that it is a rare disease...
CPRIT Opens RFA For Individual Investigator Research Awards Targeting Childhood, Adolescent Cancer Researchers While cancer research is no doubt a heavily funded endeavor, the amount of funding, research, and commercial development is heavily weighted toward the treatment of adults...
By Stacy Simon A new report from the American Cancer Society describes the progress that has been made and the challenges that remain in fighting childhood cancer. The report estimates the number of new cancer cases and deaths for...
When Michael Young talked to Carson Leslie for the last time, the conversation was typical. They talked about the cancer that was killing Carson at 17. There was no sense in avoiding it. Carson’s three-year struggle had in some...
