Since we opened in 1962, our mission has been to find cures for kids with cancer and other life-threatening diseases, regardless of race, ethnicity, beliefs or a family’s ability to pay.
In the years ahead, an estimated 89% of the funds necessary to sustain and grow St. Jude must be raised from generous donors. This is why supporters are so important in fulfilling the promise of St. Jude founder Danny Thomas, who believed that "no child should die in the dawn of life."
If we had to live in the street for her to be at St. Jude we would have. But Azalea's doctor sat us down and one of the first things she said to us was, we can fix this. And the next thing she said was, we'll house you, and you don't have to worry about food or medical bills.
Azalea's mom, Simone
St. Jude patient Azalea, with her mom
Thanks to our generous supporters, we're leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
St. Jude patient Nicholas
It allowed us to focus on Nick without the burden of what all of this would cost: the clinic visits, physical therapy, radiation treatments, occupational therapy, school, dentist, pulmonologist, audiologist, endocrinologist, ophthalmologist, chemotherapy treatments, even pet therapy and music therapy and more, all of which we never received a bill for.
Nicholas's mom, Nicole
I can't imagine what life after treatment would be like if we were worrying about bills. I'm sure it would be significant to the point where second jobs would come into play, and then that's more time away from her.
Eleanor's mom, Elizabeth
St. Jude patient Eleanor, with her mom and dad
We won't stop until no child dies from cancer.
That means investing in patient care, research and technologies that keep us on the leading edge. We're focusing on tackling the hardest-to-treat cancers, increasing survival rates and reaching more children with cancer worldwide. Read more.
St. Jude patient Elliott, with his dad
Your donation helps give kids like Elliott the chance to grow up.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
One in five children diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. won’t survive. St. Jude won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. With your support, we’ll be one step closer to that day. One cure closer. One child closer. Let’s cure childhood cancer. Together.
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Meet Yazleemar
Yazleemar is an outgoing and expressive teenager. In 2012, Yazleemar was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare cancer. St. Jude offered more than treatment to her and her family.
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Meet Gideon
After Gideon was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, he was referred to St. Jude for immediate treatment.
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Meet Felicity
With a diagnosis of 5 tumors in her brain and spine, Felicity is facing a struggle, but you wouldn't know it by the constant smile on her face.
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Meet Charlie
Diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in his shoulder, Charlie was referred to St. Jude then underwent chemotherapy and surgery to replace a cancerous bone with titanium.
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Meet Ava
At 6 years old, Ava had a lump on her neck and tests showed she had more lumps in her belly. Tests revealed that she had a cancerous tumor and was referred to St. Jude.
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Meet Shayla
Shayla started getting frequent nosebleeds, and blood work showed she had acute myeloid leukemia. Read about her treatment at St. Jude.
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Meet Kamryn
At 2 years old, Kamryn's bloodwork indicated he had a form of blood cancer called acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Doctors referred him to St. Jude where he would undergo more than 2 years of chemotherapy while growing to love activities like Music Therapy.
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Meet Luxe
As a kindergartener, Luxe’s legs became so covered in bruises that her parents took her to the doctor. Luxe was diagnosed with severe aplastic anemia.
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Meet Eliza
Eliza’s pediatrician referred her to an ophthalmologist after testing her eyes. In turn, she was referred to St. Jude as a tumor was visible in her right eye.