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Gold Ribbons for Childhood Cancer Awareness
Wear a Gold Ribbon in Support of Childhood Cancer!
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. During this month, you may see people wearing gold. That is because gold is the official color associated with childhood cancer. Wearing this gold ribbon symbolizes your support for children, teens, and families battling this disease
Childhood cancer is the #1 cause of death from disease in the U.S. Did you know that annually, almost 16,000 children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 years will be diagnosed with cancer and about 2,000 will die from their disease? Childhood cancers are different than adult cancers, and therefore they need to be treated differently. However, the shocking truth is that only one new drug has been FDA approved to treat childhood cancer in the last two decades. As a consequence, children are treated with drugs from the 1950s and 1960s. Given this fact, it is not surprising that the survival rate for most childhood cancers has not improved over the years.
Chris Lantos died of cancer on June 12 of 2013, at the age of 12. By wearing this ribbon in the month of September, you will be helping us keep his memory alive and providing awareness to others about childhood cancer.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month. During this month, you may see people wearing gold. That is because gold is the official color associated with childhood cancer. Wearing this gold ribbon symbolizes your support for children, teens, and families battling this disease
Childhood cancer is the #1 cause of death from disease in the U.S. Did you know that annually, almost 16,000 children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 years will be diagnosed with cancer and about 2,000 will die from their disease? Childhood cancers are different than adult cancers, and therefore they need to be treated differently. However, the shocking truth is that only one new drug has been FDA approved to treat childhood cancer in the last two decades. As a consequence, children are treated with drugs from the 1950s and 1960s. Given this fact, it is not surprising that the survival rate for most childhood cancers has not improved over the years.
Chris Lantos died of cancer on June 12 of 2013, at the age of 12. By wearing this ribbon in the month of September, you will be helping us keep his memory alive and providing awareness to others about childhood cancer.
