JC Strong Fund Raises $108K for Ewing's Research | Portland Maine News

A nine-year-old cancer survivor’s family has launched the JC Strong Fund, raising over $108,000 to fight Ewing’s Sarcoma — a rare, aggressive bone cancer with high relapse rates. Jackson, now thriving after major surgery and chemo, inspires his family’s mission to fund groundbreaking research, including a grant for Dr. Shireen Ganapathi exploring leukemia drug repurposing. Through events like basketball tournaments and summer galas, they’re turning childhood favorites into hope — one donation at a time — to help kids beat cancer and live full, healthy lives. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/1d1989e478694305