Neuroblastoma

Drilling Engineers Donate $35,000 to Texas Children's Hospital

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, January 1st, 2009

The Houston Chapter of the American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) recently presented Texas Children's Hospital with a donation of $35,000 to advance cancer research. The funds will be used specifically for the Neuroblastoma Research Program led by surgeon Eugene Kim. The research program is focused on developing new strategies to block blood vessel growth in neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric cancer.

"By blocking blood vessel growth, we can prevent tumors from growing and spreading. Preliminary results are encouraging, and this donation will help us to fund the research to hopefully bring this new treatment to the bedside," said Dr. Kim. "It is a tremendous...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2009-01-01)

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