Advocacy is our love language

We've got the perfect way for you to show kids with cancer some love this Valentine's Day: Join us in a day of action!  

Thanks to advocates like you, we've been able to make great strides in the fight against childhood cancer. One way that we achieve progress is by working closely with our partners in the Alliance for Childhood Cancer, a coalition of which Children’s Cancer Cause is a founding member.

We're on Capitol Hill this week for the 14th Annual Alliance for Childhood Cancer Action Days, joining with advocates from all around the country in meetings with lawmakers and their staff about timely legislative issues that impact children with cancer and survivors.

If you're not able to join us in person, below are the three asks that Alliance advocates are taking to Congress this week and how you can help:

• Invest in childhood cancer research: We're seeking full funding for the Childhood Cancer STAR Act ($30 million) and the Childhood Cancer Data Initiative ($50 million) in fiscal year 2025. The programs supported by these National Cancer Institute initiatives are helping to ensure that progress in childhood cancer research, treatments, and survivorship care is achieved. Take action to support these funding priorities.

• Prevent pediatric drug shortages: Shortages of oncology drugs significantly impact children with cancer and force providers to prioritize some patients over others, delaying treatment for children and disrupting clinical trials. The Pediatric Cancer Drug Supply Act of 2024 (H.R. 6963) is a step toward mitigating these life-threatening shortages, and we hope you'll join us in asking Congress to cosponsor this legislation.

• Remove geographic barriers to care for kids: The Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act (H.R. 4758/S. 2372) reduces regulatory burdens to improve access to out-of-state providers for children enrolled in Medicaid who have complex medical needs. Ask your Members of Congress to support this bill to help ensure that children with cancer are able to receive out-of-state care when they need it.

Thank you for joining us in this effort to amplify the message of advocates on the Hill and ensure that the voices of children with cancer are heard loud and clear by every Member of Congress this week.