The Children’s Tumor Foundtion is non-profit 501(c)(3) medicl foundtion, dedicted to improving the helth nd well being of individuls nd fmilies ffected by the neurofibromtoses (NF). The mission of The Children’s Tumor Foundtion is to: Encourge nd support reserch nd the development of tretments nd cures for neurofibromtosis types 1 nd 2, schwnnomtosis nd relted disorders (herefter collectively referred to s “NF”); Support persons with NF, their fmilies nd cregivers by providing thorough, ccurte, current nd redily ccessible informtion; ssist in the development of clinicl centers, best prctices nd other ptient support mechnisms (but not including direct medicl cre) to crete better ccess to qulity helthcre for ffected individuls; nd, Expnd public wreness of NF to promote erlier nd ccurte dignoses by the medicl community, increse the non-ffected popultion’s understnding of the chllenges fcing persons with NF, nd encourge finncil nd other forms of support from public nd privte sources.
