Jennifer Arthur: Children’s Cancer Fund
Each year, more than 300 children and adolescents at Children’s Medical Center in Dallas are newly diagnosed with cancer, with more than 650 children receiving therapy at any given time. 1 in 5 children diagnosed with cancer in Texas is treated at Children’s in Dallas. Through the work at Children’s, the survival rate for all childhood cancers is now close to 80%, significantly better than the 50% chance a child was given 30 years ago. The increase in survival is a huge improvement for some cancers, but some other childhood cancers still have a less than 50% cure rate.
For the 34th year Children’s Cancer Fund (CFF) is presenting the Annual Children’s Cancer Fund Gala—the organization’s annual fundraiser for pediatric cancer research. Dallas Doing Good had the opportunity join the photo shoot at NorthPark Center for the upcoming gala and visit with Jennifer Arthur, Executive Director of CFF.