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NCC Angel Grants 2010: Dr. McLean

by National Cancer Coalition

Dr. Thomas McLean has worked at the Brenner Children's Cancer Hospital in Winston-Salem, NC for over 10 years. In that time, he's worked with many patients whose cancer has gone into long-term remission, and with others whose cancer has returned. The question in his mind has been, "Is there a correlation between the treatment we gave and the reoccurrence, specifically around their cumulative exposure to radiation treatment?" He wants to learn more, and NCC has given him an Angel Grant to help this research.

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NCC Angel Grants 2010: Dr. MacDonald

by National Cancer Coalition

Dr. Tobey MacDonald of Emory University in Atlanta wondered for years about the effects of radiation treatments on very young children who have been diagnosed with cancer – different kids seem to come out with different side effects. Some kids have long-term developmental issues afterwards, but other children emerge from the treatment completely unharmed. He wants to know why, and NCC has given him an Angel Grant to help this research.