Mizzou MoreThan4 Club

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About Us

The Mizzou MoreThan4 Club is an organization of both service and advocacy for children suffering from cancer. Pediatric cancer research is continuously underfunded, receiving less than 4% of the federal cancer research budget. As a result, children are often treated with drugs and therapies that were developed for physiologically different adult bodies, causing debilitating and sometimes lethal effects. The Mizzou MoreThan4 Club's mission is to raise awareness for this important cause, as well as raise funding to contribute to pediatric cancer research. We also directly serve these children and their families by hosting special events for the in-patient and out-patient communities.

Advocacy Committee

Our advocacy team is focused on raising awareness and inciting change. Examples of our advocacy are letter-writing to elected officials, attending conferences, and giving presentations.

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Volunteer Committee

Our volunteer team hosts events for children with cancer both inside and outside of the hospital. Examples of these events are painting/arts and crafts, cookie decorating, movie days, UNO/board games, etc.

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Fundraising Committee

Our fundraising committee raises money for pediatric cancer research. Fundraising is completed through profit shares with local businesses, canning, bake sales, etc.

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Each day, 43 kids in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer. It is the number one cause of death by disease among children.

The #MoreThan4 Movement

Pediatric Treatment

"Over half of the pharmacological interventions we use for hospitalized children are off-label or unlicensed drugs. The challenge for clinical care is that health care providers may fail to use medications that are indeed effective... or even those that bring unintended harm. Child health care providers must often rely on evidence that has been generated on adult populations." (Source)

Why do children need different treatments? A lesson in pharmacology...

Children are NOT just small adults. "Both the safety and efficacy profiles of medications may be significantly different for children than adults due to differences in developmental physiology, disease pathophysiology, or developmental pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.”  (Source)

How do adult treatments affect children?

95% of children who survive their primary cancer suffer severe late-effects, which are often debilitating and sometimes lethal. Survivors of childhood cancer are 8x more likely than their siblings to have severe or life-threatening chronic health conditions such as secondary cancers and organ failure. (Source)

The data is clear... so why is funding an issue?

According to the FDA, “Experts say the historical lack of pediatric drug testing is due to a combination of reasons. The primary reason is that pharmaceutical companies generally have viewed children as a market that would bring only small financial benefits.”

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Contribute to this cause for free by signing our digital petition, linked here.

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Join us in the fight against pediatric cancer!

If you are interested in being a member of Mizzou #MoreThan4, or if you would just like to learn more, please enter your name and email into the "contact us" section below :)

We are always thrilled to welcome new members, no matter what time of year.

Member Benefits

When you join our team, you will be joining the fight against pediatric cancer. You will have the opportunity to advocate for research funding, raise awareness for the #MoreThan4 movement, raise money for the research itself, and volunteer with local patients. You will make a positive impact on the world, and in the lives of the children and families we are fighting for. As a bonus, you can gain leadership and volunteer experience, as well as meet new Mizzou students!

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Mizzou MoreThan4 Club
2500 MU Student Center #54
Columbia, MO, 65211

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Mizzou MoreThan4 Club

University of Missouri
Columbia, Missouri,
United States