If I possessed the means and the knowledge to conduct research studies on any topic in the early childhood field I would conduct more research on treatment and eventual cures for early childhood cancers such as Nuerobalstoma. While this may not directly be an early childhood education topic we have had three students battling cancer at our center and that brings the cause close to our faculty’s hearts. I would focus on a treatment that was as effective and non invasive as possible so that the children could continue to enjoy a ‘normal’ lifestyle and participate more often in school. Often early childhood cancers are the result of DNA or prenatal cells that do not mature properly. There are many research and treatment studies on medicines that would help ‘grow up” these cells so that developed normally. Obviously, curing or halting childhood cancer would be a positive contribution to the lives of the children and families affected by the disease. Many typical treatments today can cause long term issues in the health of those children who do survive cancer.  Included in these issues is a higher likelihood of learning problems.  If we could eradicate some of the riskier current treatments children who have beaten the disease would be less likely to struggle educationally.