Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2025

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month takes place in September each year. This year, our theme for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is 'diagnosis'.

CCLG, along with many other children's cancer charities, marks Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (CCAM) each year in September. While we work to raise awareness of childhood cancer all year round, during September we focus on increasing awareness of cancer in children, as well as the work we do to support children with cancer and their families.

Diagnosis

Diagnosing cancer in a child could involve a range of different tests depending on the type of cancer that is suspected. Getting a correct diagnosis is important to ensuring that a child starts receiving the correct treatment. Our Child Cancer Smart campaign discusses many of the symptoms of cancer to educate parents and professionals and encourage earlier diagnosis.

The gold ribbon

The internationally recognised symbol for childhood cancer is the gold ribbon. Get your own gold ribbon and wear it in September to show your support and help raise awareness about childhood cancer.
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  • 1,900

    children (up to the age of 15) in the UK are diagnosed with cancer each year.

  • 88

    different cancer types have been diagnosed in children

  • 84 %

    of children now survive their cancer for 5 years or more

  • 2/3

    2 out of 3 survivors will have a long-term side effect related to their cancer treatment, which may affect them throughout their life.

Be a CCLG Gold Ribbon Champion

Order boxes of badges to sell at home, work, school or in your community to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.