A new online hub has been launched by Cancer Australia to help children and their families living with childhood cancer, including an animated video.
Professor Dorothy Keefe, the CEO of Cancer Australia, said it was an easily accessible website with evidence based information and statistics, resources, links for children, their families and health professionals.
“In 2020, it is estimated that 870 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in children in Australia,” she said.
“A diagnosis of childhood cancer is an extremely challenging and confronting time for children, their parents, immediate and extended family.
“Facing such a diagnosis can be overwhelming and leave families with many questions and concerns.
“Children need a lot of care and support from family, friends and carers, which can be critical in helping them to cope with the challenge of cancer.”
Speaking to children directly, the video Cancer Sucks follows a day in the life of 9-year-old boy who has cancer.
Watch it here:
The hub was designed in consultation with families affected by childhood cancer and paediatric cancer experts, and provides high-quality information on a range of topics including types of cancer that affect children, living with cancer, life after cancer, finding support, clinical trials, and data on stage at diagnosis.
