Childhood Cancer Canada (CCC) is a foundation dedicated to fighting

childhood cancer Childhood cancer is cancer in a child. About 80% of childhood cancer cases can be successfully treated thanks to modern medical treatments and optimal patient care. However, only about 10% of children diagnosed with cancer reside in high-income cou ...

. It was founded in 1987. The foundation works to improving the lives of children with

cancer Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...

and their families through its support programs and investment in collaborative cancer research. It has a partnership with all of

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's 17 childhood cancer hospitals and treatment centres.

Funding and promotion of childhood cancer research

Childhood Cancer Canada is an active partner of the C17, the Council of

Pediatric Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the ...

Haematologist Hematology ( always spelled haematology in British English) is the branch of medicine concerned with the study of the cause, prognosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases related to blood. It involves treating diseases that affect the produc ...

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. This council represents the

pediatric oncology Childhood cancer is cancer in a child. About 80% of childhood cancer cases can be successfully treated thanks to modern medical treatments and optimal patient care. However, only about 10% of children diagnosed with cancer reside in high-income cou ...

leaders from all of Canada's 17 children's hospitals and cancer treatment centres.

Support and resource programs for children with cancer and their families

CCC administers support programs, including the emPower Pack, Scholarship Programs, Benevolent Fund, Teen Connector and several programs. They provide information and resources to families.

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External links

Childhood Cancer Canada
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