Blake Shelton has made a habit of giving back to his home state of Oklahoma in colossal ways.
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In 2018, Oklahoma University's Children's Hospital Foundation and the country singer established the Blake Shelton Cancer Research Program. The program is in honor of Shelton's cousin, Aspen Van Horn, who received treatment at the hospital's Jimmy Everest Center for a neuroblastoma tumor when she was less than a year old.
Neuroblastoma is a type of cancer that forms in the nerve tissue and is most commonly found in infants. Von Horn received two blood transfusions, three rounds of chemotherapy, and a surgical procedure to remove much of her tumor. Thankfully, the treatment was successful, and she is alive and well to tell her story today.
Oklahoma native and country music star,@blakeshelton, establishes the Blake Shelton Cancer Research Program in honor of his cousin, Aspen Van Horn. You can support the research program here: https://t.co/IZ7XLrB7rO #blakeshelton #cancersucks #defeatchildhoodcancer pic.twitter.com/3bkbwT0tX0
