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.
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.
children (up to the age of 15) in the UK are diagnosed with cancer each year.
different cancer types have been diagnosed in children
of children now survive their cancer for 5 years or more
survivors will have a long-term side effect related to their cancer treatment, which may affect them throughout their life.
Sports shirts including those of legendary footballers Pele and Diego Maradona are being auctioned to raise funds for children’s brain tumour research.
A family whose son was treated for leukaemia is raising awareness of the disease and funds for research into improving treatments for it.
Ezra was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, when six years old in June 2024. His mum, Rhiannon, shares his story.
Order boxes of badges to sell at home, work, school or in your community to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Request a fundraising pack with fun ideas about how to support children with cancer this September.
Are you ready to take on the 60 Miles in September challenge for CCLG? Register and set up your fundraiser today to get your free t-shirt.
There are over 4,000 children and young people diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK. [1]
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