Defeating childhood cancer begins with awareness, understanding and action.
Early diagnosis offers the best hope of life and sight saving care for children with eye cancer. Care tailored to the needs of children with cancer and their families is vital to their physical and mental health during treatment and throughout life. Join our annual action campaigns to bring life and sight saving care to every child and survivor around the world.
World Retinoblastoma Week
Date: From 2nd Sunday in May for 7 days.
Focus: Achieving early detection and timely care through awareness of white pupil and turned eye as the most common early signs of retinoblastoma, and increasing understanding of global issues in care for children, families and adult survivors.
Childhood Cancer (Gold Ribbon) Month
Date: Throughout September
Focus: Raising awareness and understanding of childhood cancer and survivor issues, and support for childhood cancer organizations to improve care for children, survivors and their families.
International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD)
Date: February 15th
Focus: Raising awareness of childhood cancer and its impact worldwide, particularly in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs). Families and childhood cancer communities in High Income Countries are encouraged to support the childhood cancer community in LMICs, helping to move the world towards a day when all children can receive essential care, no matter where they live.
Get Involved and Give Hope!
By being a part of these global efforts, you bring hope of earlier cancer diagnosis and better care to children and their families worldwide. We invite you to support the campaigns in your workplace, school, place of worship or community group to help us bring awareness and hope to as many people as possible.
