The Childhood Cancer Blog
Welcome to The Childhood Cancer Blog
from Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation!
Recognize the voice in the commercial above? Another National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month has come and gone, and as we look back, we can't help but ponder -- is the country more aware of the importance of fighting childhood cancer than they were before September came to pass? As we have each year since inception, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation spent the month spreading the word about staggering statistics (childhood cancer is the number one disease killer of children under the age of 15 in the United States... Read More
Another National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month (September) is in the books, thanks so much to everyone who read our series of blogs throughout the month and helped spread the word about the cause and the need for increased funding and support. It’s pretty ridiculous to think that childhood cancers (that’s 12 different disease types) continue to receive a mere 4% of the federal government’s total research budget. That’s why we raise the funds that we do – to help provide support to pediatric cancer researchers who aren’t receiving funding for their projects by the federal government. These... Read More
One of our newest partners, Northwestern Mutual, commissioned a poll to determine these key barriers while also aiming to create greater awareness for pediatric cancer. Take a look at the study below.MILWAUKEE, September 25, 2012 — Even though thousands of families in the U.S. feel the impact each year of pediatric cancer, a new poll cites that nearly half (49 percent) of Americans are unaware that pediatric... Read More
