September 13 is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Day!
For the past 25 years in the United States, the incidence of childhood cancer has steadily grown, with over 12,500 new diagnoses each year. Over 40,000 infants, children and adolescents are currently receiving treatment for cancer. Importantly, in the United States, cancer remains the #1 disease killer of children, claiming the lives of more children and young people under the age of 20 than any other disease. Once an impossible dream, curing childhood cancer has become achievable in our lifetime.
Founded in 1975, CURE Childhood Cancer is dedicated to conquering childhood cancer through research, education and support of patients and their families. Since its establishment as a grass-roots organization, CURE has focused its efforts on improving the care, quality of life, and survival rate of children with cancer. The founders, parents and a dedicated pediatric oncologist, joined forces to support laboratory research that would translate into immediate care for children with cancer.
Since that time, CURE has raised millions of dollars to fund cutting edge research at the Aflac Cancer Center Blood Disorders Service at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and Emory University School of Medicine. Through innovative programming, CURE also provides support for stricken families, providing them comfort and support during their time of devastating need.
CURE Childhood Cancer has committed to raising awareness and raising money to help find a cure for childhood cancer in our lifetime and put an end to this terrible disease through a special program CURE’s Kids Conquer Cancer One Day at a Time! Please help us in our goal of raising $60,000 in the month of September while honoring special CURE kids each day of the month who have been affected by childhood cancer. Each day in September, CURE will highlight a very special child in our CURE family who has been affected by cancer. Some of the children whose stories we will tell are currently fighting the battle, some are children who have finished therapy and are living the cure, and others are children who have lost their battles but will be loved and remembered always.
A different child will be featured each day. In addition to sharing the stories of these brave children and their families, we will aim to raise $1,000 a day each day in the month of September in their honor in order to help fund research that will lead to better treatments and cures for childhood cancers. We hope you will participate in this wonderful initiative. For one month, commit to reading the stories each day. Donate in honor of these children and bring us closer to a CURE. Share our initiative with others. Let’s make September count for children with cancer!
Get Involved:
Donate to CURE.
Every day this month CURE is honoring a child with Cancer. Today's honoree is Mary Evelyn King. Donate in honor of Mary and help find a cure.
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Source: CURE Childhood Cancer
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