Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

Coach_Lucy September 1, 2025

0 Comments

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a crucial time for highlighting the unique challenges faced by children with cancer. The campaign is spearheaded by the American Childhood Cancer Organization.

Top 5 Facts to Know

Types of Childhood Cancers: The most common types include leukemia, brain tumors, and lymphomas.
Statistics: About 1 in 285 children in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer before their 20th birthday.
Treatment: Treatment protocols for children are different than those for adults.
Survival Rate: The overall 5-year survival rate for childhood cancer is about 80%.
Support Systems: Emotional and educational support for families is crucial.
3 Ways to Be a Better Force for Health Related to Childhood Cancer

Spread Awareness: Share reliable information and resources with your community.

Donate to Research: Contributions go a long way in funding much-needed research.
Support Affected Families: Offer emotional or practical support to families dealing with a cancer diagnosis.

For downloadable materials, visit American Childhood Cancer Organization.

Resource Sites
American Childhood Cancer Organization: www.acco.org
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: www.stjude.org
Childhood Cancer International: www.childhoodcancerinternational.org

Categories: Health Month Awareness

Tags: September,Cancer, Cancer,

Coach_Lucy

My Healthy Globe, Inc. is a technology based media group focused on customizing population health solutions for communities that care.

7 Things You Should Know About Brain Tumors

Did you know about 90,000 people are diagnosed with a primary brain tumor every year? Similarly, over 1.3 million people in the United States are living with a primary or secondary/metastatic brain tumor. For ourselves, our familia, and our comunidad, we should know a few important things about brain tumors so we can help all …
The post 7 Things You Should Know About Brain Tumors appeared first on Salud America.

Salud America May 1, 2024

What Does Life Look Like with a Brain Tumor?

Of course, no one wants to hear they have cancer. But if you or someone in your familia has a brain tumor, it is natural to wonder what life will look like. This is what we call “quality of life” (QoL), or an individual’s sense of well-being and ability to enjoy and participate in life. …
The post What Does Life Look Like with a Brain Tumor? appeared first on Salud America.

Salud America May 21, 2024

11 Amazing Resources for Caregivers of a Loved One with a Brain Tumor

A brain tumor is a life-changing diagnosis. But not all brain tumors are the same. They are unique, as is their impact on a person’s body, emotions, and quality of life. That is why we need care partners. People navigating a brain tumor diagnosis often rely on a care partner or caregiver – a friend, …
The post 11 Amazing Resources for Caregivers of a Loved One with a Brain Tumor appeared first on Salud America.

Salud America May 29, 2024

As Social Need Screening Advances, Transportation Remains an Afterthought

Some big changes in 2022 and 2023 have set up the healthcare sector to advance screening for non-medical social needs in 2024 and beyond. This is great news as we work to address social determinants of health (SDoH), improve health outcomes, and reduce health disparities. But one key social need – transportation – isn’t getting …
The post As Social Need Screening Advances, Transportation Remains an Afterthought appeared first on Salud America.

Salud America March 19, 2024

5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death

The U.S. has a violent child death problem. Developing strategies to prevent violent child deaths death from firearms and traffic crashes is a demanding task that requires consideration of numerous upstream, interrelated, and tangential issues. To help safety advocates develop strategies to prevent violent child death, we compiled five frameworks to help: Understand and explain …
The post 5 Essential Frameworks for Preventing Violent Child Death appeared first on Salud America.

Salud America December 8, 2022

Responses

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Related Articles

Responses