CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2022

SEPTEMBER IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

Once again, we want to bring attention to Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Childhood cancers are heartbreaking and must be cured.

Our ongoing support for Childhood Cancer is personal. Our nephew Jonathon was diagnosed with Unresectable Anaplastic Astrocytoma – a brain tumor at 10 years old. Until that fateful day, childhood cancer was something we had only heard about in the news.

We have been blessed by the care teams and support that Jonathon has received over the years. It is truly remarkable. We are one of the lucky families, our Jonathon is a childhood cancer survivor. But there are many other children still fighting the scary and painful plight.

WHAT WE LEARNED ABOUT CHILDHOOD CANCER

Through the process, we have learned a lot about childhood cancer. Most alarming is how little funding is directed to childhood-specific cancer research. While millions of dollars are donated to cancer research each year, only a small fraction of the funds are directed toward childhood cancer research.

25,000 KIDS THIS MONTH & EVERY MONTH!

Did you know that every two minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer? That means 25,000 kids around the world will hear the words “you have cancer” this month alone.

WHAT IS CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH?

Families, caregivers, charities, and research groups across the United States observe the month of September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In the U.S., 15,780 children under the age of 21 are diagnosed with cancer every year; approximately 1/4 of them will not survive the disease.

ATTIC AIR CARES

This issue remains near and dear to our hearts. It is a mission of ours to share what we have learned and encourage others to support childhood cancer research!