{"id":8573,"date":"2020-12-30T14:00:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-30T14:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=8573"},"modified":"2020-12-23T14:38:20","modified_gmt":"2020-12-23T14:38:20","slug":"shining-a-light-on-childhood-cancer-awareness-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/shining-a-light-on-childhood-cancer-awareness-month\/8573\/","title":{"rendered":"Shining a light on Childhood Cancer Awareness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"

SIOP Europe joined forces with CCI Europe and PanCare for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September, urging Europe to recognise that paediatric cancer remains an urgent health and socio-economic issue.<\/h2>\n

As the world continues to confront an extraordinary global health emergency<\/a>, we must remember that cancer has not gone away. One would expect that it should be \u2018children first\u2019, but it is too often \u2018children last\u2019. Serious inequalities in access to the best available care and expertise remains a critical issue across Europe. Innovation does not reach children who most need it: only nine anti-cancer medicines were authorised for a specific paediatric indication since 2007, in contrast to over 150 for adult cancers.<\/p>\n

On behalf of our childhood cancer community, we extend our deep gratitude to Vice President of the European Parliament, Ewa Kopacz, for championing the institution\u2019s endorsement of September\u2019s \u2018Shine Gold\u2019 Campaign.<\/p>\n

The lighting of the European Parliament building in Brussels during the first week of September brought much-needed visibility to the persistent burden of cancers affecting children and young people; an important signal that Europe\u2019s youngest citizens will not be left behind. Our entire European childhood cancer community is delighted that this year\u2019s campaign has received such exceptional support.<\/p>\n

The need for change<\/h3>\n

We are pleased that through the symbolic gesture of lighting the building in gold, the European Parliament brought it to the attention of us all that too many young lives are still lost to childhood cancer \u2013 but that the EU is well positioned to make transformational change possible.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s campaign aimed to reach a broad audience across Europe, raising awareness of the stark reality of childhood cancer \u2013 the number one cause of death in children over one. The facts highlight the urgency:<\/p>\n