Childhood Cancer Support Organisation
Childhood cancer affects roughly 400,000 children globally each year, but survival rates differ significantly by region, with over 80% cured in high-income countries compared to less than 30% in low- and middle-income countries. 🎗 Global Impact: Around 400,000 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year worldwide. 🎗 Survival Disparities: While over 80% of […]
A good father makes all the difference in a child’s life. He’s a pillar of strength, support and discipline. His work is endless and, oftentimes, thankless.
The father of a Child with Cancer has an even harder job because he must continually stay strong for his child, even when they are in so much pain that it makes him want to cry.
Please join LFCT in helping to keep these children warm this Winter (Children with cancer get cold because of their treatments and also have highly compromised immune systems, so need to keep warm to fend off infections)
With summer on our doorstep in South Africa, and school holidays, the Festive Season and loads of visitors also just around the corner, the last thing one needs as the parent of a Child with Cancer who is struggling to eat, is to spend loads of time in the kitchen trying to find something to […]
A potential side effect of chemotherapy treatment is an issue with taste — either food not tasting like anything or a bitter or metallic taste in one’s mouth. Food for Children with Cancer going through Chemotherapy is important because they need to keep up their strength and maintain weight. Why does this happen, and what […]
Cancer is a leading cause of death for children and adolescents. The likelihood of surviving a diagnosis of childhood cancer depends on the country in which the child lives: in high-income countries, more than 80% of children with cancer are cured, but in many low- and middle-income countries, less than 30% are cured. The reasons […]
This candle burns for Little Fighters who lost the Battle
🎗Always in our Hearts 🎗
