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Martial Arts-Based Therapy Reduces Pain and Distress Among Children with Chronic Health Conditions and Their Siblings
This study surveyed children’s pain and distress levels immediately before and after a 1-hr in-person KKC class. Results found that Kids Kicking Cancer’s martial arts-based therapy can reduce pain and emotional distress in children with…
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Rabbi G Meets Pope Francis – Jewish News
Kids Kicking Cancer’s founder Rabbi G had the opportunity to travel to Italy to participate in a conference and meet Pope Francis. Rabbi Elimelech Goldberg, fondly known as Rabbi G and founder of Kids Kicking…
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Share The Love | 2021
Global Impact from the Heart of Southfield, Michigan. For nearly a decade, Glassman Subaru has remained a vital partner of Kids Kicking Cancer, helping to raise over $100,000 during that time! Despite the pandemic, we…
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FOX 2: Mother and daughter fight, beat cancer together
One of our Heroes Circle students was recently featured on FOX 2 Detroit together with her amazing mother. Ember started in our Little Heroes program, which is specially designed for some of the youngest oncology…
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Testimonial from a Mother
We received this testimonial from the mother of one of “Little Heroes” program members. The Kids Kicking Cancer Little Heroes program is a special class/program we offer that is tailored for the youngest of our…
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Testimonial from a Grandmother
We love getting reviews and testimonials from our children’s families! Haley first joined Kids Kicking several years ago after her cancer diagnosis. Years later, as a teenager she is still one of our most active…
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Understanding the Psychological Effects of Childhood Cancer
Many forms of childhood cancers have gone from being a death sentence to a curable disease. Thanks to advances in treatments, the overall survival rate for childhood cancers has increased from 10% a few decades…
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Martial arts intervention decreases pain scores in children with malignancy
Martial arts intervention in disease has been mostly limited to adult inflammatory, musculoskeletal, or motor diseases, where a mechanical intervention effects positive change. However, the application and benefit to pain management in childhood malignancy are…
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Rabbi uses martial arts to teach kids ‘inner power’ in fight against cancer – Today Show
Through the non-profit Kids Kicking Cancer, a Michigan rabbi uses martial arts to help kids battling illness to conquer their fears.
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USA Today:Cute kids are kicking cancer with karate move
One year ago, 9-year-old Jillian Chae was in what her grandma called “a funk.” The young cancer patient from Rochester Hills had lost all her hair. She had a port in her body for chemotherapy. She…
