09/01/2026
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. 💛
"Your child has cancer." These are words no parent should ever have to hear.
While relatively rare, pediatric cancers remain the leading cause of death from disease among children in the United States.
There is real hope in the data. Over the past several decades, the five-year survival rate for pediatric cancer has improved significantly, rising from around 58-68% in the 1970s to 83-88% in recent years. That progress is the result of decades of dedicated research and advocacy.
But despite these advances, approximately 1,600 children and adolescents in the United States still die of cancer each year.
Some of the most common types of childhood cancer include:
🎗 Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
🎗 Brain and other Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors
🎗 Lymphoma
🎗 Germ cell tumors and neoplasms
🎗 Soft tissue sarcoma
🎗 Neuroblastoma
This month we join with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in raising awareness and supporting the search for better ways to prevent and treat childhood cancers.
At Gunnison Tough, our programs support ALL ages and ALL cancers — including the youngest members of our community and their families facing this unimaginable journey. Sparky's Fund exists specifically to support children of families going through cancer, because no child should have to navigate this alone.
Please join us this September in raising awareness and honoring every child who has fought, and every family who has stood beside them.
👉 Learn more about our programs at gunnisontough.com
Source: American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
