Patrick R. Chance Fund

Press On: The Patrick R. Chance Fund for Neuroblastoma Research provides funding for basic and clinical research relating to neuroblastoma, a pediatric cancer of the sympathetic nervous system. Press On was established in June of 2007 through CURE Childhood Cancer, Inc., Georgia’s oldest childhood cancer charity.

Through various fundraisers, Press On provides grants to scientists and/or physicians conducting research involving neuroblastoma. During the distribution of grants, a preference will be given to researchers and physicians at the Aflac Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Service at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, although consideration will be given to requests for funding by any scientists or physicians conducting research into novel therapies for neuroblastoma, regardless of their affiliated institution.

About Patrick

Patrick Chance is the five year old son of Erin and Stephen Chance of Atlanta, GA. In June of 2006, he was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma, a rare and aggressive childhood cancer. It took surgery, ten cycles of toxic chemotherapy, twelve rounds of radiation, and one cycle of monoclonal antibody therapy to rid Patrick of this terrible disease. The last cycle of chemotherapy was so strong that he required autologous stem cell rescue to survive. He continues to receive painful antibody therapy in hopes of keeping him in remission. He is still at high rick for relapse and at risk for secondary cancers like leukemia as well as infertility, scoliosis, and other significant side effects. Simply put, the current treatments for stage IV neuroblastoma are not good enough, and too many precious children die. We plan to change that.

All donations made through Press On are tax deductible.

To donate to this very worthy cause of stopping childhood cancer before it claims another child visit www.pressonfund.org.