Congratulations to the Phoenix Children’s Hospital Survivorship Program, the recipient of our 2022 Survivorship Champion’s Prize!
Children’s Cancer Cause has established an annual award, the Survivorship Champion’s Prize, to be presented to a group, program or institution making significant advances in programs and services to provide life-long health maintenance for survivors of pediatric cancers.
Three additional top-scoring applicants are being recognized with $5,000 awards in special categories of distinction:
Program Impact: The St. Jude Transition Oncology Program (Memphis, TN) was selected in acknowledgment of their efforts to support survivors and families through major care transitions by providing guidance and education around specific transition-related needs and navigation services;
Collaboration: The David B. Perini, Jr. Quality of Life Clinic, Dana Farber Cancer Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center (Boston, MA) is acknowledged for Project Reach and the regional CONNECCs consortium to address the needs of survivors of pediatric cancers; and
Scalability: The ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation (Richmond, VA) is being recognized for providing comprehensive educational support for childhood cancer survivors from preschool through young adulthood, with a focus on reaching survivors where they are in the community.
This $10,000 award recognizes the importance of the unique challenges associated with the post-treatment services for survivors, especially as they transition to non-oncology adolescent and/or adult health care services.
The Phoenix Children’s Hospital Survivorship Program was selected for this award in recognition of their patient-centric research and impressive multidisciplinary care model.
The selection committee was particularly impressed with Phoenix Children’s unique focus on rural care needs and its creation of specialized cardio-oncology and neuro-oncology clinics.
Since its inception in 2020, the Survivorship Champion’s Prize has awarded $75,000 to a total of twelve prestigious survivorship programs across the country, including these new 2022 awardees, enabling these institutions to expand access and enhance programs. Phoenix Children’s Hospital Survivorship Program joins Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers Long-Term Survivor Program (2020 winner) and the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (2021 winner) as previous Champion’s Prize awardees.