The Commercial Appeal : declared in St. Jude tops U.S. News list of pediatric cancer hospitals

(Historical footage courtesy of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital) Mike Brown/The Commercial AppealBuy Photo November 6, 2015 - Dr. Donald Yergeau works with samples in the Computational Biology Genetics Lab at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Friday. Last year, St. Jude was listed fourth in the rankings, trailing Dana-Farber, Texas Children's Hospital in Houston and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Skip in Skip x Embed x Share CLOSE Danny Thomas speaks during the opening of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, which eventually became his final resting place. St. Jude is planning a huge expansion during the next six years, increasing staff by 25 percent and treating 20 percent more cancer patients. 1 pediatric cancer hospital in rankings released Tuesday by U.S. News & World Report.

House passes bill to boost pediatric cancer research funding

Purchasers of the plate could choose to pay extra to support pediatric Cancer research; andwould establish a pediatric cancer research registration license plate that would be made available through PennDOT. The bill would establish a check-off box on Pennsylvania's state income tax form to allow taxpayers to designate a contribution for childhood cancer research through the Pennsylvania Pediatric Cancer Research Fund; House Bill 404 would establish a pediatric cancer research registration license plate that would be made available through PennDOT. HARRISBURG, Pa. - A Berks County lawmaker's bill to increase funding for pediatric cancer research moved through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives with a unanimous vote Tuesday. "Every dollar counts in this fight, and I'm grateful to my House leaders and colleagues for their support of House Bill 407." "Pennsylvania has an opportunity to lead the way in pediatric cancer research."


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