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A young man and a child embrace on the floor of THON at the Bryce Jordan Center. The man, facing the camera, is smiling. Several people are in the background – some standing, some seated, slightly out of focus. A stage is also visible.

First dances: Two Four Diamonds families cross thresholds at THON

Three students hold up hands in diamond formation for THON

Penn State New Kensington THON 2019 Photo Gallery

Healy -bike ride- THON

Kinesiology student cycles 120 miles for THON

Jimmy Clark

Cancer survivor gives back through poker tournaments

A man rings a bell

Four Diamonds teen rings bell to celebrate last cancer treatment

Two young children – a boy and a girl, have paint on each of their right hands and are preparing to place them on a white canvas, which is placed on a table. Several people stand nearby in the background.

Hyundai grant to bolster pediatric cancer research at Children’s Hospital

A boy in a red sweatshirt with a "Keystone Nationals" logo is on the left. Posing next to him is a girl in a dark shirt. Both are smiling.

Four Diamonds earns Association of American Medical Colleges excellence award

A view from behind as two people stand side-by-side on a stage facing thousands of people in an arena. Both people have their arms in the air, and their fingers in a ‘diamond’ formation.

Just dance: Sweat, tears and stretching goes into two students’ journey to THON

A woman in blue scrubs hands an orange crayon to a young child in a white hospital gown with tigers on it. They are in a playroom setting.

THON reveal party gives Children's Hospital patients a chance to celebrate

Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

A special thank you to THON, from Penn State Children’s Hospital

Several college students in yellow shirts and black pants and shorts stand on a stage, holding their hands high and making a diamond symbol with four fingers. Purple lights shine from above.

THON and Four Diamonds team up to fight childhood cancer

Three young children pose for a photo while sitting on a blue and yellow piece of playground equipment. A wooded area and a sunny sky are in the background.

The Medical Minute: Helping children thrive after cancer

A young child in a blue shirt, and with a hospital bracelet and nasal feeding tube, places both hands – which are coated in red paint – on the side of a white car.

Cancer research at Children’s Hospital receives $400,000 boost from Hyundai

A teenage girl wears a blue t-shirt and sits sideways looking out of a large window.

Alex Smith: A Four Diamonds child 'pays it forward'

Three young children pose for a photo while sitting on a blue and yellow piece of playground equipment. A wooded area and a sunny sky are in the background.

The Medical Minute: Helping children thrive after cancer

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