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About St. Jude
• An international charitable organization dedicated to research of pediatric treatments.
• America’s 3rd-largest health-care charity.• Indiscriminate treatment of individuals
without regard to financial situation.• Palliative/therapeutic treatment for:– Cancer– Genetic disorders
Work Performed
• International Outreach: providing cancer therapy to children around the globe.
• Blood, marrow, collection and transplantation.• Immunology, pathology, developmental
neurobiology, oncology.• 90% five-year survival in acute lymphoblastic
leukemia cases.• Coordinated with NIH, CDC, WHO.
Volunteer Opportunities
• Local opportunities in hospitals, blood collection centers, etc.
• International Outreach to aid individuals around the world.
• Special volunteer programs for high school and undergraduate students.
• Stjude.org