Every September, Childhood Cancer Awareness Month shines a light on children with cancer and the challenges they face. This September, we’re asking you to join us in our new campaign, More Than Awareness.
All month long, we'll bring you new opportunities to engage on the issues and how you can turn awareness into action for children and families. Every time you speak up about childhood cancer to elected officials, help a family in your community, or make a donation, you create change that lasts long after September ends.
Thanks to a generous matching gift commitment from the Rosen Family, every donation to Children's Cancer Cause during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $50,000.
More Than Awareness is about listening to survivors like Emily to fully understand the lifelong impact of childhood cancer - and then taking action to create change.
Emily was diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive sarcoma the summer before she started high school.
Her treatment saved her life, but it also nearly took it.
After surgery, Emily underwent chemotherapy so aggressive she experienced heart failure, a stroke, and sudden cardiac arrest. She was placed on life support, spent 27 days in a coma, and then faced months of hospitalization and rehab as she relearned basic functions.
Today, Emily is one of more than 521,000 childhood cancer survivors in the U.S. She’s studying English at college with hopes of becoming a teacher, while she continues to receive regular medical follow-up and recovery care.
Emily is using her experience and her voice to make a difference. She has partnered with her high school biology teacher and oncologist to teach students about the science of cancer, the patient experience, and the importance of research and advocacy.
As a 2026 Children’s Cancer Cause College Scholar, she plans to bring that presentation to even more schools.
