September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
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With your help, we can save young lives.
For many families, the first time they hear the word ‘neuroblastoma’ is when their child is diagnosed.
Many children have little in the way of symptoms and it is often hard to diagnose the cancer in the early stages. But neuroblastoma is an aggressive cancer, affecting around 100 children every year - and a diagnosis can be a total shock for families.
This September, we’re raising awareness of this rare cancer to help save more young lives.
And you can help. Wear a gold ribbon, take part in an event, read our information or share your story to help fight childhood cancer together.
About neuroblastoma
Around two children are diagnosed with neuroblastoma every week in the UK. Most children diagnosed with this aggressive cancer are under the age of five.
Find out more about neuroblastoma >
Our neuroblastoma booklet provides information about neuroblastoma, treatments and possible side effects. It also discusses how a cancer diagnosis can affect you, your child and the rest of the family.
Download our information booklet >
wear your Gold Ribbon
Across the world, the gold ribbon is an awareness symbol to show support for children with cancer and their families.
Join us by #GoingGold this September and wear a Gold Ribbon or Gold Ribbon Ropelet.
Host a Get Together
Get Together with family and friends this September. With your support, we can fund vital research into neuroblastoma.
Whether you host a BBQ, a Sunday roast, a coffee morning or even a teddy bear’s picnic, your Get Together this September will make a big difference to children with neuroblastoma and their families.
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Cancer and its treatment can have a big impact on a child and their family.
Most children with neuroblastoma will experience more procedures during their young lives than many adults - scans, biopsies, surgery, radiotherapy, bone marrow transplants, chemotherapy and immunotherapy. This intense treatment can last for months or even years.
Sadly, despite a long road of treatment, sometimes parents are given the devastating news that their child cannot be cured.
Less than 50% of children with high-risk neuroblastoma will survive for five years or more after their diagnosis. For those children who do survive, the drugs used to save them may cause long-lasting damage to their physical and mental health.
We must change this.
Your support makes a difference
At Neuroblastoma UK, we are determined to save more young lives.
We fund vital research to improve treatments, find a cure and give children the best chance to survive. Over the last 23 years alone, we’ve funded over £7 million of neuroblastoma research across the UK, all thanks to people like you.
Thanks to your generosity, our researchers work tirelessly to understand more about what causes neuroblastoma and develop kinder, more effective treatments for children with neuroblastoma.
But we cannot do it alone.
As a charity, we receive no government funding so we really need your help to continue our work But we’re expecting to lose around 30% in voluntary donations this year because of the impact of coronavirus on fundraising.
Your support is never more needed. With your help, we can save more young lives. Thank you.
George, aged three, was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in April 2020.
“When George was diagnosed, it really helped to read positive stories so I hope our story helps other families like ours to see it’s not all doom and gloom.” His mum Roxanne shares their story.