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St. Jude Survivor Box

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is proud to honor its survivors, from new patients to those who have been with us since the hospital opened in 1962. One way we do that is with an annual Survivor Box.

An open survivor treatment box

The St. Jude Survivor Box includes:

  • A yearly enamel survivor pin
  • A milestone pin for those reaching 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55 or 60 years of survivorship
  • A booklet about recent St. Jude news
  • A special gift

If you are an active or former patient of St. Jude and you request a Survivor Box, you should receive one in the mail. The box is mailed in the spring. It arrives near National Cancer Survivors Day. This day in June celebrates survivors. It also highlights their medical challenges and the importance of research and education.

Replacement Survivor Boxes

If you request a Survivor Box and do not receive one, please complete the Survivor Box replacement form.

If an item is missing or broken in your Survivor Box, email survivorbox@stjude.org to let us know. If you need a replacement enamel survivor pin, fill out the replacement form. Replacement pins are mailed out in late summer.

If you would like to share the Survivor Booklet with others, you can download the English and Spanish versions of the booklet for personal printing. 

Update your contact information

If you move, please update your or your child’s contact information in St. Jude MyChart. Call (901) 595-4636 if you need help setting up an account.

News and Updates

Research highlights

Alise Blake, Melissa Perrino, and Kim Nichols in office setting

Special medical risk calculators can help predict long-term health problems such as heart disease in childhood cancer survivors. These tools help survivors and doctors make personalized health decisions.

Many childhood cancer survivors lose their hearing because of treatments such as cisplatin or radiotherapy. New care guidelines and MRI-safe cochlear implants may help more survivors hear better and enjoy a higher quality of life.

A person’s “biological age” can differ from their actual age because of lifestyle, genetics, and cancer treatment effects. St. Jude researchers are studying how cancer therapy can speed up aging and are looking for ways to slow it down.

St. Jude researchers found 27 proteins in the blood that may predict heart problems in childhood cancer survivors treated with certain chemotherapy drugs. The hope is that this simple blood test could help doctors find heart damage earlier and protect survivors’ long-term health.

St. Jude researchers found that some common gene changes may lower the risk of heart disease later in life for childhood cancer survivors. This helps doctors understand how genetics affect heart health over time.

Radiation, chemotherapy, and genetics can all raise the risk of a second cancer in survivors. In some cases, genes have an even bigger effect than chemotherapy. Learning more about these risks can help doctors prevent and detect second cancers earlier.

For 18 years in a row, St. Jude has been named one of the top 10 children’s cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report. This shows the hospital’s strong record in treatment, research, and care.

For the third time, St. Jude has earned an “exceptional” rating from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). It is the first and only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. 

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