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.
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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1,900children (up to the age of 15) in the UK are diagnosed with cancer each year.
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88different cancer types have been diagnosed in children
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84 %of children now survive their cancer for 5 years or more
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2 in 3survivors will have a long-term side effect related to their cancer treatment, which may affect them throughout their life.
Other ways to support Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Order a Childhood Cancer Awareness Month fundraising pack
Request a fundraising pack with fun ideas about how to support children with cancer this September.
Child Cancer Smart
Child Cancer Smart is an evidence-based public and professional awareness campaign to improve early diagnosis of cancer in children and teenagers.
Find out more About cancer in children
Children and young people's cancer in numbers
There are over 4,000 children and young people diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK. [1]
Types of cancer in children and young people
Although there are over 200 different types of cancer, certain cancers are more likely to affect children and young people. Understanding more about the type of cancer and the treatments that may be used can often help you to cope. Your doctor will give…
I am worried my child has cancer
When your child becomes unwell, it is understandable to worry that it could be cancer. Around 1,900 children (0-14 years old) in the UK are diagnosed with cancer every year.