Imagine An Answer to Kids' Brain Cancer (IAA) was founded to raise awareness and funds for research into pediatric brain tumors -- a deadly disease for which there is no known cure except for complete tumor removal -- which is often impossible.  Children with juvenile pilocytic astrocytomas (JPA's) suffer over the course of their disease, which typically requires multiple surgeries, constant or intermittent medication, and monitoring.  The side effects, or "collateral damage" are many -- vision loss, cognitive deficits, limb paralysis, psychological and hormonal changes. 
To drive progress towards a cure, IAA connects and fund scientific researchers nationwide who are working on innovative treatments to resources in the Washington, DC community and within the federal government. With the right resources we can work together to finally find a cure.