Childhood Cancer Hero of the Day!

Jiselle Arrington (2/4/08- 9/13/10)

- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Diagnosed at 8 Months
- Passed away at 2 1/2
- Loved Pink, ponies, and Elmo
- The Jiselle Arrington Proud Fight Foundation

46/7

Everyday 46 children are diagnosed with a form of cancer, and Everyday 7 children lose their battle with cancer.

Causes of Childhood Cancer?

1. What are the known or suspected causes of childhood cancer?
   The causes of childhood cancers are largely unknown. A few conditions, such as Down syndrome, other specific chromosomal and genetic abnormalities, and ionizing radiation exposures, explain a small percentage of cases.
   Environmental causes of childhood cancer have long been suspected by many scientists but have been difficult to pin down, partly because cancer in children is rare and because it is difficult to identify past exposure levels in children, particularly during potentially important periods such as pregnancy or even prior to conception. In addition, each of the distinctive types of childhood cancers develops differently—with a potentially wide variety of causes and a unique clinical course in terms of age, race, gender, and many other factors. Possible risk factors for specific childhood cancers are discussed in the SEER monograph mentioned above. It can be found at http://seer.cancer.gov/publications/childhood/ on the Internet.
   
   A number of studies are examining suspected or possible risk factors for childhood cancers, including early-life exposures to infectious agents; parental, fetal, or childhood exposures to environmental toxins such as pesticides, solvents, or other household chemicals; parental occupational exposures to radiation or chemicals; parental medical conditions during pregnancy or before conception; maternal diet during pregnancy; early postnatal feeding patterns and diet; and maternal reproductive history. Researchers are also studying the risks associated with maternal exposures to oral contraceptives, fertility drugs, and other medications.

http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Sites-Types/childhood

Get Involved!

There are so many foundations out there that are looking for volunteers and/or funding. The more we get involved the closer we are to finding a CURE! Below are a few foundations whose goals are all the same; Fighting for our children.

- Jiselle Arrington Proud Fight Foundation
- For the Love of KJ
- The Layla Grace Foundation
- Alex's Lemonade Stand

 

CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH 2012

9/1/2012

CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

2012

BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

A PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS, childhood cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States; and
WHEREAS, each year, more than 15,000 children and young adults are diagnosed with cancer; and
WHEREAS, approximately 2,000 children and young adults under the age of 20 are expected to die from cancer in 2012; and
WHEREAS, childhood cancer can have devastating effects on the children fighting the disease, as well as their families, friends and community; and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina joins the American Cancer Fund for Children, Kids Cancer Connection, the South Atlantic Division of the American Cancer Society, interested health care agencies, professionals and advocates, as well as families and friends of young cancer patients, in their efforts to promote awareness about childhood cancer and to find a cure;
NOW,THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby proclaim September 2012, as “CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS MONTH” in North Carolina, and commend its observance to all citizens.
BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this fifteenth day of August in the year of our Lord two thousand and twelve, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.