September Is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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In the month of ‘’ September is childhood cancer awareness month’’. Alexis Lemonade Foundation. In the U.S over 15,780 children under the age 21 are diagnosed with cancer each year, ¼ of them will not survive. When a family finds out their child has cancer it’s heartbreaking. Childhood cancer awareness month is to put a light on the types of cancer that affects the children. During the month of September is when we raise money for their families. May 23, 2008 senator Hillary Clinton and senator Wayne Allard passed National child hood cancer awareness day.
‘’Childhood cancer is the number one disease killer’’ it’s also the second leading cause of death of children in the U.S. There are several innocent children still out there that suffer and

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