Gripping words from the past ring loud and clear for kids with cancer in Ukraine today

On a 2018 visit to St. Jude, Svitlana Pugach spoke of a future when people would come together for a better world. Her voice from the past is a stark reminder that, ‘These kids desperately need our attention and our support and our protection.’

April 14, 2022 • 1 min

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Special report: Ukraine stories

First Lady Jill Biden visits St. Jude, highlights research and global outreach

"You offer healing and hope," Dr. Biden said after meeting with Ukrainian evacuees receiving cancer treatment at St. Jude.
“I am here with one purpose—to cure my son.”

Mothers of Ukrainian cancer patients at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital speak of their heartbreak and hope.
First evacuated Ukrainian childhood cancer patients arrive in U.S. — at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

The four children are among more than 600 evacuated to advanced cancer centers across Europe and North America to resume treatments.