Meet Maribel
April 29, 2020
Since early March and in response to COVID-19, we have all had to become more vigilant in infection control.
Category: Research
TKC Funds Immunotherapy Research
March 9, 2020
In 2019, Tackle Kids Cancer began funding its first lab research. The research, being conducted by Johannes Zakrzewski, M.D., PhD, is examining a new approach to using immunotherapy to fight cancer in children.
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Lab
March 6, 2020
Hackensack Meridian Health’s Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI) will house a new Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Lab with a focus on central nervous system (CNS) tumors.
Gottheimer Announces Legislation to Boost Investment in Pediatric Cancer Research
October 16, 2019
U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) announced Tuesday bipartisan legislation introduced in Congress — the Fairness to Kids with Cancer Act — to increase federal investment in pediatric cancer research, so more clinical trials receive investment and more children’s lives are saved.
Tackle Kids Cancer Lets Young Survivors Get Involved at Northern Trust
August 11, 2019
In order to get inside the ropes and onto the greens at the Northern Trust, you have to be a VIP, and on hole 17, that includes some very important patients.
Tackle Kids Cancer on Giving Tuesday
November 27, 2018
Bruce Beck updates us on 9-year-old Hayden, one of the inspirational kids he met last year with our friends at Tackle Kids Cancer, and shares how your donation can make a huge difference.
Cancer Care for the Youngest Patients
October 16, 2018
The hematology and oncology experts at Hackensack Meridian Health K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Learn about Dr. Derek Hanson’s work to find new treatments for children with brain tumors
September 5, 2018
Dr. Derek Hanson is the Program Head of Pediatric Neuro-oncology at the Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center.
‘I Finally Get To Be A Kid Again,’ Says Cancer Patient Cured By HUMC’s New Treatment
July 27, 2018
Olivia Viscogliosi is a curious, outgoing and very active three-year-old. But, earlier this year, her parents were concerned about her future.
Just Keep Swimming: Mya’s Story
June 8, 2018
Mya is a superstar by any definition. The cheerful 11-year-old, with a smile that lights up the room