Raise Awareness About Childhood Cancer

Childhood cancer remains the number one cause of death by disease among children in the United States. September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This is a month to raise awareness about childhood cancer. Additionally, it’s a time to celebrate advances in childhood cancer treatment and survivorship care. Equally important, this is a time to honor kids with cancer and to remember the children we’ve lost. It is essential to raise awareness about childhood cancer because we can make a difference in the lives of those affected by this disease. Together we can work toward the golden goal when every child with cancer can live a long and healthy life.

So, What Can We Do Now to Raise Awareness About Childhood Cancer?

Take Action: Visit Children’s Cancer Cause Action Center and become a voice for children with cancer, survivors and families. Here you’ll find state and federal campaigns and cancer related issues. Select a topic that you’re passionate about. And then send a letter to your Members of Congress using the quick and easy on-line tool.

Contact your local and state officials to initiate having your city, county, or state proclaim September as Childhood Cancer Month. Learn more about this process from CAC2.

Make a gift to Mikey’s Way Foundation to help kids in treatment cope with cancer. Mikey’s Way!

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Get to Know the Facts

Get to know the facts by visiting the Childhood Cancer Fact Library. “This is a comprehensive, well-documented and trusted source of information for anyone seeking data and statistics related to pediatric cancers. The Fact Library team updates its listing annually so that it can continue to be instrumental in building awareness of the realities associated with diagnosis, treatment, remission, and survivorship.” Coalition Against Childhood Cancer

Know Six Important Facts About Kids and Childhood Cancer

How many children are diagnosed with cancer each day? 47 children are diagnosed with cancer each day in the U.S.
Is cancer the number one causes of death by disease among children? Yes
Will childhood cancer survivors have health related issues later? Yes, 95% of childhood cancer survivors will have a significant health related issue by the time they are 45 years of age.
What is the average of diagnosis? The average age of diagnosis is 10 overall (ages 0 -19).
How many children will die from cancer? 1,600 children and adolescents will die from cancer in the U.S. in 2022.
What is the survival rate for childhood cancer? 1 in 5 children diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. will not survive. Survival rates differ for different types of childhood cancers. But overall, childhood cancer remains the most common cause of death by disease among children in the U.S.

Know Answers to Facts About Childhood Cancer to Help Raise Awareness About Childhood Cancer

Do family finances suffer when a child has cancer? Yes! In fact, one in four families lose more than 40% of their annual household income because of childhood cancer treatment-related work disruption.
How many drugs are approved to pediatric cancer treatment? Today there are only six drugs that were approved in the first instance for use in cancer treatment for children.
How common is childhood cancer? About 1 in 285 children will develop cancer before the age of 20.
How many different types of childhood cancer are there? There are more than 12 major types of childhood cancers and over 100 subtypes.

Source: Coalition Against Childhood Cancer, utilizing statistics from 2021