The Seany Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that was founded to
carry on Sean Lewis Robins' legacy of battling Ewing's sarcoma (ES) . The Seany
Foundation's mission is to fund research to help find cures for pediatric cancers,
especially sarcomas, and to improve the quality of life for children and teens battling
cancer. We are working to ensure that research programs devoted to rare childhood
cancers get the funding they desperately need.
Childhood cancer affects 1 in 330 children before they turn 20 years old. Cancer
is the leading cause of death in children. It is a random killer with no known cause.
Our goal at The Seany Foundation is to fund cutting-edge research for ES and other
childhood cancers, and to help teens and children thrive and survive, as they struggle
through their own cancer journeys.
Each year, the National Cancer Institute spends over $500 million on breast cancer
research alone, yet only $20-30 million is set aside for the research of all childhood
cancer. This amount steadily declines year after year. Furthermore, only a fraction
of this funding is put toward finding cures for the many sarcomas and rarer childhood
(pediatric) cancers that exist. Despite the need, the National Institute of Health
(NIH) dedicates less than 3% of its research dollars to pediatric cancers.
Every day, 35 of our children and teens are diagnosed with cancer. Seven will
die. Seventeen of the 28 survivors will suffer devastating life-long side effects.
Through an organized support effort, we can come together to help reconcile this
harsh reality for the children, teens, and families who face these horrible diseases.
Thank You to Our Celebration 2011 Sponsors!
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