A program to benefit the Childhood Cancer Research Fund...

Our primary mission with fishin4acure (F4AC) is to find a cure for childhood cancer. fishin4acure also supports several patient related programs that provide pediatric cancer patients and their families opportunities to participate in outdoor activities such as fishing and boating.

fishin4acure was started by 4 members of the Alabama B.A.S.S. Federation Nation. Through the membership of the Alabama B.A.S.S. Federation Nation, corporate sponsorship and individual supporters, fishin4acure raises money specifically for pediatric cancer research at the UAB Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Children’s Hospital of Alabama in Birmingham.

The UAB Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Children’s Hospital is the state’s only comprehensive pediatric center, treating 95 percent of all pediatric cancer patients diagnosed in Alabama. The division is the single largest provider of specialized pediatric services in Alabama for:

• Cancer/Leukemia
• Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
• Sickle Cell Diseases

In 2006, the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology provided care to:

• 150 children newly diagnosed with cancer
• 1,000 survivors of childhood cancer and their families
• 940 patients with sickle cell disease
• 1,268 children and adults with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders
• 60 patients newly diagnosed with a brain tumor
• 30 children who have had or are going to have bone marrow transplants.