Childhood Cancers are extremely rare; they actually make up less than 1% of all cancers diagnosed annually. Unfortunately this means that there are no regular screening tests done, unless there is an increased risk to the child due to genetic predisposition.
What Are the Most Common Types of Childhood Cancer?
Childhood Cancer is uncommon, yet nearly 100,000 children under 15 die from cancer worldwide every year – that is almost 250 children EVERY DAY!! This is a jaw-dropping statistic given that about 80% of childhood cancers are potentially curable with existing treatments. Between 800 and 1 000 South African children under the age of 15 […]
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to honour and remember children and families affected by this devastating disease, and help rally support to give Children with Cancer better outcomes by supporting Childhood Cancer Awareness.
International Childhood Cancer Day
2022 IS The second year of the three-year ICCD campaign (2021-2023) under the theme of ‘Better Survival’ is achievable #throughyourhands “Right care at the right time by the right team” is underway and with your support we are going to celebrate this important milestone on 15th of February in collaboration with CCI. The ICCD three-year campaign (2021- […]
“Close the Care Gap” – World Cancer Day
“Close the Care Gap” is the theme for World Cancer Day 2022-2024. Each year on 4 February, World Cancer Day empowers all of us across the world to show support, raise our collective voice, take personal action and press our governments to do more. World Cancer Day is the only day on the Global Health […]
Will You Help Us Help Them?
Valentino is 16 years old and has lung cancer. Valentino lives in one of the poor suburbs of Wellington in the Western Cape, in conditions in which nobody should live, let alone someone with a dread disease like Childhood Cancer and a severely impaired immune system.
This candle burns for Little Fighters who lost the Battle
🎗Always in our Hearts 🎗
