International Childhood Cancer Awareness Day

It was an opportunity to show support for childhood cancer warriors and survivors around the world and their families, as well as to honour the memories of those children whose young lives were cut short all too soon by childhood cancer.

Every year, thousands of children across the world are diagnosed with cancer, an often life threatening illness that remains the leading cause of death by disease for children under the age of 15. With access to quality care, more than 80% of children with cancer can survive, living full and healthy lives. However, many children in low-income and middle-income countries do not receive or complete care, and, as a result, over 90% of childhood cancer deaths occur in low resource settings.