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Keri Croft
Little Legends Lemonade Ep 03: How Small Donations Can Fuel Major Cancer Breakthroughs
50 minutes Posted Jul 29, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
Sponsor Messages
Meet Dean Lee And His Work
Little Legends Lemonade Stand Mission
Why Curing Kids Matters More
The Funding Gap Behind Pediatric Cancer
Why Grassroots Fundraisers Move Mountains
Becoming An Accidental Pediatric Oncologist
Staying Human In A Hard Job
Cellular Therapy Progress In Solid Tumors
Sponsor Break
Why Small Grants Start Big Science
A Real Example Of Seed Funding
CRISPR Advances In NK Cell Research
Life Outside The Lab And Hospital
Marriage Advice And Apology Styles
Cocktail Codex Nights And Final Reflections
How To Donate And Show Up
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Send us Fan Mail Pediatric cancer is a gut punch most people can’t look at for long, and that discomfort has a cost. We sit down with Dr Dean Lee, Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University and Nationwide Children’s Hospital, to talk about why kids’ cancer research is still massively underfunded and why community-driven giving is not a feel-good extra. It’s often the only way the next breakthrough gets its first chance. We unpack the hard truth behind the pediatric cancer funding g...