In 2012, President Barack Obama made a presidential
proclamation recognizing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Childhood Cancer Awareness month was created to not only
educate people on the types of cancer that affect children but was also made to
help raise funds for the families suffering from the disease, and to help
research facilities.
According to curesearch.org,
approximately 15,300 kids are diagnosed with cancer every year. That averages
out to roughly 43 children a day.
Around 25% of children diagnosed with cancer will not
survive the disease.
Only 4 cancer treatments have been approved for children in
the last 20 years. Children’s cancer can’t be treated exactly like adult
cancers, as the treatments can be toxic, affecting a child’s development and
can be decades old. Currently, most of the federal funding for cancer research
is used for adult cancer treatment.
There are approximately 375,000 adult survivors of
children’s cancer in the United States. Many of those survivors have lifelong
damage to their organs, mental health and more. 60% of survivors also deal with
infertility, heart failure, and secondary cancers.
Wearing gold ribbons, clothing, or decorating in gold is the
simplest way to show your support for Childhood Cancer Awareness.
Our awareness ribbons, bows, and all other accessories are
available in gold.
To learn more or get involved in the fight, go to https://www.stjude.org/get-involved/other-ways/childhood-cancer-awareness-month.html.
