Thank you to all of the participants and supporters in our first ever virtual event! Through the generosity of over 100 donors and 10 teams we came very close to our $10,000 annual fundraising goal during Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. Congratulations to Ben's Warriors who made...
In addition to putting all of us at risk and taking the lives of loved ones, COVID-19 has impacted pediatric cancer care. A NEW STUDY shows how. Instead of coming together on Saturday, September 26, we are asking all our supporters, 5K runners and dedicated walkers...
MCAMF has awarded its 2020 Student Humanitarian Awards! Congratulations to Rachel, Bolu, and Benjamin for their scholastic excellence and for carrying on the tradition of compassion this award recognizes. I [am] honored to accept this award in honor of Mason. To be given an award that...
MCAMF is pleased to provide a special NBA experience for children and teens with osteosarcoma as part of the 2020 FACTOR Conference in our partnership with MIB Agents. MCAMF is sponsoring a "mission" to take the court at the February 29 Phoenix Suns v Golden...
MIB Agents is holding its 2020 FACTOR Osteosarcoma Conference. FACTOR is the only national conference dedicated to osteosarcoma research and the community touched by it. Researchers, clinicians, surgeons, patient families and OsteoWarriors (survivors, patients and siblings of OsteoWarriors and OsteoAngels) will come together in Phoenix, AZ, to...
Applications are now being accepted for the 2020 OS Scholarship. This $1000 scholarship is awarded to a high school graduate pursuing a career in medicine who has a prior diagnosis of osteosarcoma. The application deadline is April 1, 2020....
MCAMF partnered with Heather Evans of Thirty-One to pack 50 backpacks for children undergoing cancer treatment during the holiday season. Friends and family gathered at the Middletown Township Senior Center to write cards and stuff backpacks with items to offer some fun and comfort during...
Today, Matthew and his fellow MIB Gamer Agents were online playing video games to support teens diagnosed with osteosarcoma. Often, as these young people are going through treatment, they are disconnected from their usual friend groups. The siblings of children in treatment also need an...
Thank you to all of our 5K runners, walkers, donors, vendors, and amazing sponsors for making this year's event a success. Thanks to Dan Woods of the Children's Oncology Group Foundation and to Miss Bailey Brake for her powerful presentation. We are deeply appreciative of...
Introduced today, this important new bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make permanent the authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue priority review vouchers to encourage treatments for rare pediatric diseases, like osteosarcoma....