Mom Launches #ToddlersWithACause to Raise Awareness for Childhood Cancer

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rainesford-alexandra/mom-launches-toddlerswith_b_7102824.html

Longmont-area events for Sunday, April 26: Kick Childhood Cancer Soccer Camp

http://www.timescall.com/longmont-local-news/ci_27981411/longmont-area-events-sunday-april-26-kick-childhood

ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation celebrates anniversary by breaking world record

http://wric.com/2015/04/25/ask-childhood-cancer-foundation-celebrates-anniversary-by-breaking-world-record/

Burke baseball team raises awareness for childhood pediatric cancer

http://www.ketv.com/news/burke-baseball-team-raises-awareness-for-childhood-pediatric-cancer/32456610

Health briefs: After childhood cancer, a lifetime of health worries

http://chicago.suntimes.com/health-care-news/7/71/525888/health-briefs-childhood-cancer-lifetime-health-woes

St. Jude drafts Memphis expansion plans, advances science of curing childhood cancer

http://www.commercialappeal.com/business/local/st-jude-drafts-memphis-expansion-plans-advances-science-of-curing-childhood-cancer_04873604

Hugs for Brady 5K continues mission to end childhood cancer

http://ns.gmnews.com/news/2015-04-16/Front_Page/Hugs_for_Brady_5K_continues_mission_to_end_childho.html

Woman runs across California to raise awareness of childhood cancer

http://www.parkerpioneer.net/news/article_7b234d78-e246-11e4-ba89-57230be67814.html

Students can shave heads for cancer awareness

http://www.idsnews.com/article/2015/04/students-can-shave-heads-for-cancer-awareness

Childhood cancers are mostly those of the white blood cells (leukemia), brain, bone, and the lymphatic system (lymphoma). Each type of childhood cancer behaves differently, but all develop because of an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells

Worldwide, more than 175,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year—that’s nearly the entire population of Jackson, Mississippi. And cancer doesn’t care about borders, race, nationality, age, socio-economic level or religion—it can strike any child at any time.

Worldwide, a child is diagnosed every 3 minutes.

The average age of death for a child with cancer is 8, causing a child to lose 69 years of expected life.

The death of a child is one of the most traumatic events a family might face.

• Families who have lost children are often financially and emotionally depleted.

http://www.kidsvcancer.org/facts/

St. Baldrick's for Caroline raises $8,800, heads shaved to raise awareness of childhood cancer

http://www.al.com/news/mobile/index.ssf/2015/03/st_baldricks_for_caroline.html

Happy Easter to all those who celebrate! May your day be filled with friends, family, and happiness!

Baseball shaves heads to raise cancer awareness

http://www.oudaily.com/sports/baseball-shaves-heads-to-raise-cancer-awareness/article_ec0b84f4-d947-11e4-97b5-afe168fa05b9.html

Louisville to wear gold laces for pediatric cancer awareness

http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2015-03-27/louisville-gold-shoe-laces-montrezl-harrell-2015-ncaa-tournament-reason-pediatric-cancer

DIAGNOSING CHILDHOOD CANCER

Each year in the United States approximately 13,400 children between the ages of birth and 19 years of age are diagnosed with cancer.

Many childhood cancers have much higher survival rates when they are diagnosed in the early stages of the disease. Unfortunately, childhood cancers are sometimes overlooked or misdiagnosed because early symptoms are mistakenly attributed to more common injuries or illnesses. It is recommended that children have regular medical check-ups, and that parents pay close attention to the development of unusual signs or chronic symptoms, such as:

• Persistent fever, nausea, or illness, often accompanied by vomiting
• Tendency to bruise easily
• Unusual lump or swelling (particularly around the neck, abdomen, chest, pelvis, or armpits)
• Loss of energy and pale complexion
• Headaches, often with early morning vomiting
• Lingering pain in one area of the body
• Abrupt vision changes
• A whitish color behind the pupil
• Sudden weight loss
• Limping

http://www.acco.org/about-childhood-cancer/diagnosis/

Local family continues fight against childhood cancer

http://columbustelegram.com/news/local/local-family-continues-fight-against-childhood-cancer/article_c64a8469-1063-5e85-81a4-9078d98ccf89.html

Local groups raise money, awareness for pediatric cancer

http://www.newschannel10.com/story/28698040/local-groups-raise-money-awareness-for-pediatric-cancer