The most common causes of pediatric oncology funding gaps and the practical ways philanthropy and public-private programs help keep studies, staffing, and equipment moving.Pediatric cancer has long been shortchanged at the federal level. The National Cancer Institute...

Ninety percent of children diagnosed with cancer each year live in the poorest countries—the low- and middle-income countries where families earn less and have less access to critical medical infrastructure. And of those diagnosed, most will not survive. In higher...