The Childhood Cancer Blog
The Childhood Cancer Blog
Photo by Ryan Kurtz, for Flashes of Hope
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. What do you know about childhood cancer? Did you know that childhood cancer refers to not one disease but dozens? Did you know that childhood cancer is not the same as adult cancer?
The term childhood cancer refers to a large set of diseases that cause abnormal cell growth in the body. There are childhood cancer types that affect virtually all areas of the body. Leukemia, brain tumors, and lymphoma are the most common types, affecting the blood and the central nervous system. There are more than 50 different types of sarcomas, which... Read More
There were two things that Robin Dobbins said she’d never do as a nurse: work in oncology and work with kids.
“God must have a sense of humor,” said Robin, who has now worked exclusively in both oncology and pediatrics for the past nine years at the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University. Robin is an oncology research nurse in the Pediatric Immunotherapy Program, where she works to keep three clinical trials moving along, supporting both the science and the kids who enroll. The trials are led by Dr. Ted Johnson, an Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation- funded researcher who... Read More
What does childhood cancer awareness mean to me? I may be biased, but I think childhood cancer awareness is one of the most important topics to be shared and recognized within the public eye.
When you hear the words “child” and “cancer” in the same sentence, your initial reaction is a feeling of sorrow for the child who is dealing with such a terrible illness. From the child’s perspective, they feel 10 times more scared, alone, and uncertain as to why this is happening to them. No child does anything to deserve cancer. It simply just happens for no reason other than the cells in... Read More
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