What to do against child cancer?

In France, they are near 1,800 children who are diagnosed with cancer Each year. Among them, 180 have less than a year. September in gold is the International month of child cancer (pediatric cancers). Throughout the month of September, the issue of this solidarity campaign is to Awareness of the general public on child’s cancerstheir specificities in the diagnosis and their management, mobilize funds to collect the means necessary for the development of the treatments of tomorrow. September in gold is also an opportunity to recall that The multidisciplinary teams of the Siredo Center of the Institut Curie work to allow infants with cancer to grow without sequelae and develop new therapies when there is no treatment. What is September in gold? How to make a donation? What are donations for?

What is September in gold?

In tribute to his son Noah, who died of cancer in 2014 when he was only 10 years old, Frédéric Lemos continues his fight against cancer with the Gustave Roussy Institute, a pioneer in the management of young patients. Together, they launched, “September in gold“, A national campaign dedicated to the fight against child cancer. They hope to raise awareness of the cause, collect millions of euros with the public, donors and patrons to allow research in the field of pediatric medicine to advance more quickly.”Despite progress in research, cancer remains the leading cause of health death in children over a year old“, specifies the press release from the foundation. Indeed, 500 children and adolescents Died every year from cancer in France and 6,000 in Europe. In addition, if 80 % of young patients heal cancer, there are still 20 % treatment failures.

What is the September logo in gold?

What does the golden ribbon symbolize?

The golden ribbon is the symbol of the fight against child’s cancers. Wearing it allows you to raise awareness of this solidarity cause.

What are the events organized for September in gold?

As every year, September in gold is punctuated by several events organized by associations and actors in the fight against child cancer. In particular, theImagine for Margo association which organizes several events including the great charity race Children without cancers at Saint Cloud Park In which more than 4,500 runners participated. Each year, it raises around 1.5 million euros, fully donated to research.

What are the September donations of gold for?

Better cure sick children. With mechanisms different from those of adults, cancerology in children requires special attention in the field of research. In order to better understand the role of the immune system in the development of cancer in the youngest, the use of new technologies to set up new therapeutic devices costs a lot of money but remains essential. According to the Gustave Roussy Institute, 10 million euros that the campaign hopes to collect will thus finance four major works: genetics, immunotherapy, better living after cancer and finally facilitate the care path.

For Donate to the Gustave Roussy Institutego to the Foundation site where a collection page was created or for a donation of 5 euros, send the word “child” to 92,250.

What are the child’s cancer figures in France?

The Curie Institute has relayed the figures for the child’s cancer register of the National Cancer Institute:

► Near 1800 children (under 15) with cancer each year in France

► More than 80% at 5 years of chances of overall survival of pediatric cancer (all types of cancer and all ages combined)

► 2/3 of children present sequelae, often minimal, sometimes more severe

►180 infants (less than 1 year) diagnosed in France each year

► 340 new young patients (children until adulthood) are taken care of each year at the Curie Institute, including 50 infants.

The most common cancers in infants are:

• Neuroblastoma (In the adrenal glands and nervous nodes),
• retinoblastoma (retina),
• Nephroblastoma (kidney),
• hepatoblastoma (liver)
• Central nervous system tumors.