SHIR FOR LIFE INC
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Mission Statement
Shir for Life - Changing the fate of children with neuroblastoma! We will change the fate of these kids by the following means: 1. RESEARCH: Fund impactful research worldwide to identify the best and most promising studies lacking funding and support them to reach significant breakthroughs. 2. AWARENESS: Raise awareness among parents and doctors to allow earlier detection which can make the difference. 3. COLLABORATE: Improve neuroblastoma practices through international collaborations, among other methods. Neuroblastoma claims the lives of infants and toddlers who's just started their lives. We are determined to do everything we can to allow these children a fair chance of beating this disease and living a healthy and full life like any other child. We can make it happen!
About This Cause
Shir for Life - Changing the fate of children with neuroblastoma! Neuroblastoma is a rare form of childhood cancer that develops in parts of the peripheral nervous system. While it consists in only 8% of childhood cancer types, it is responsible for 12% of the death cases caused by cancer in kids. In 90% of the cases, neuroblastoma is diagnosed in children below the age of 5 and is more common with boys. 50% of children diagnosed with neuroblastoma have the most aggressive form of this disease, high-risk neuroblastoma. Only 50% of high-risk neuroblastoma patients will be cured, but survivors have life-long co-morbidities such as deafness, endocrinopathies and an up to 20% risk for a treatment-related second malignancy. For the 50% of children with high-risk neuroblastoma who suffer a relapse, there is no known curative therapy. We will change the fate of these kids by the following means: 1. RESEARCH: Fund impactful research worldwide to identify the best and most promising studies lacking funding and support them to reach significant breakthroughs. 2. AWARENESS: Raise awareness among parents and doctors to allow earlier detection which can make the difference. 3. COLLABORATE: Improve neuroblastoma practices through international collaborations, among other methods. Neuroblastoma claims the lives of infants and toddlers who's just started their lives. We are determined to do everything we can to allow these children a fair chance of beating this disease and living a healthy and full life like any other child. We can make it happen!