The countdown is on! #LemonadeDays starts June 1st—don’t miss out on registering your lemonade stand! #ALSF
Holding a stand is a simple way to raise awareness and funding for #childhoodcancer research that helps real kids. Get help with an online donation page and a special stand kit shipping soon.
Register now and help us reach the goal of serving 1 million cups of lemonade!
#MakeADifference #KidsCancerCures #OneCupAtATime #SummerFundraiser
https://www.alexslemonade.org/campaign/lemonade-days
Lemonade Days
Help fight childhood cancer by hosting a lemonade stand and raising money to help kids fight cancer. Join supporters around the country and help find a cure, one cup at a time. All fundraisers benefit innovative childhood cancer research projects funded by Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF).
A retrospective study of over 800,00 children born between 2007 and 2020, and followed until age 15, found that the incidence of childhood leukemia was associated, in a dose-responsive manner, with the proximity of gas stations to their birth location.
Summary: https://phys.org/news/2026-05-gas-station-childhood-cancer.html
Original paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749126001077
#Science #Gasoline #Benzene #Cancer #Leukemia #Pollution #GasStations #ChildhoodCancer
Living near a gas station raises childhood cancer risk, study shows
Childhood cancers are devastating. Even when the disease is not fatal, its long-term effects can be severe. Not enough is known about the risk factors. "Research suggests that only 5% to 10% of childhood cancers are attributable solely to genetics, while the rest are due to other factors, particularly environmental ones," explained Stéphane Buteau, a professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health in the School of Public Health at Université de Montréal.
A 6-year-old diagnosed with DIPG highlights the harsh reality of rare childhood diseases, where families must navigate uncertainty while hoping for progress in treatment and research.
#DIPG #ChildhoodCancer #Health #Awareness #SupportThis is not only a hopeful health story, but also a reminder of how disruptive pediatric cancer treatment can be for entire families. Local reporting says Axel’s family had to move within Kentucky to stay close to treatment.
#ChildhoodCancer #Leukemia #Remission #FamilySupport #Hope #KentuckyAfrica: Experts Seek Improvement On Childhood Cancer Survival Rate in Africa: [This Day] Pediatric cancer specialists, researchers and policymakers from across the world have called for urgent, coordinated action to improve childhood cancer survival rates in Africa, stressing the need for adaptable solutions driven by collaboration, innovation and research.
http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TS8CGZ #ChildhoodCancer #CancerAwareness #HealthCare #PediatricCancer #SurvivalRate
Families of children with cancer to have travel costs covered
The government sets aside £10 million a year to help families and young people under 24 access cancer treatment.
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