As the official rare cancer fundraiser of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cycle for Survival unites people across the world to make a difference. Learn more about this program, the fundraising events, and the impact you can make by joining us.

Fred’s Team runners add more meaning to their miles by raising money for lifesaving cancer research at MSK. Visit Team Roar's TCS New York City Marathon fundraising page to donate to the Scarlett Fund at MSK Kids.

When Scarlett James was 6 years old, she was diagnosed with T cell lymphoma, a rare pediatric cancer. Her parents brought her to MSK Kids, where she was cared for by a world-class team of pediatric oncologists, nurses, and child life specialists, and she received the most advanced treatments available. Today, Scarlett is thriving — she is now in eighth grade and enjoys horseback riding, art, and history. Scarlett’s experience inspired the James family to raise money for critical research through the Scarlett Fund at MSK Kids so that children with cancer can have access to more effective treatments.

Despite significant progress in combating childhood cancers, the primary treatment is still chemotherapy, which is harmful to not just cancer cells but healthy cells as well. This can lead to long-term side effects — an especially big problem for children, who are still growing. Precision medicine is a promising advance that can target and treat the specific genetic mutation that causes a person’s cancer, reducing the potential for long-term damage. The Scarlett Fund provides key support for the Pediatric Translational Medicine Program at MSK Kids. When researchers have the tools to help them identify the genes causing each child’s cancer, they have a better chance of developing targeted therapies that can improve outcomes and have fewer side effects.