SC S0310

Encourages St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the South Carolina Childhood Cancer Task Force, state medical schools, and other stakeholders to establish a St. Jude affiliate program in South Carolina

Notes that the closest current St. Jude affiliate program locations to South Carolina are in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Johnson City, Tennessee

References the September 2024 South Carolina Childhood Cancer Taskforce report showing increased incidence of childhood cancer, particularly for leukemia and lymphoma

Identifies existing state infrastructure for potential partnership, including four children's hospitals (Prisma Health Upstate, McLeod Children's Hospital, MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital, and Prisma Health Midlands), medical schools, and a comprehensive sickle cell disease program

Directs that copies of the resolution be sent to St. Jude leadership, the Childhood Cancer Taskforce Chair, and executives of state medical schools and hospital systems