, a national non-profit organization committed to childhood cancer research, has awarded an $80,000 grant to the .
The two-year grant will fund a research study on the treatment of neuroblastoma, a cancer that forms in the nervous tissue and primarily affects infants and young children.
鈥淲e appreciate Rally鈥檚 support for our critical neuroblastoma research,鈥� said Dai Chung, professor of pediatric surgery at Vanderbilt. 鈥淸rquote]This research will lead to continued breakthroughs in successfully treating the disease and improve our insights into the effects of current treatments.[/rquote]鈥�
Funding for the grant was made possible by Rally volunteers鈥� grassroots fundraising efforts in Nashville, including the Rally Mania Concert and the 2011 Nash Bash.
Rally Foundation has given more than $2.2 million in grants across the country in its efforts to find better treatments for childhood cancer with fewer long-term side effects and, ultimately, cures.