Children's Cancer Cause

The Children's Cancer Cause mission is to champion policies and programs that improve the lives of children with cancer and survivors.

Founded in 1999, Children’s Cancer Cause is a leading national advocacy organization dedicated to creating a brighter future for children with cancer, survivors, and their families. We promote policies and programs that aim to accelerate the development of safer, more effective cancer therapies for children and better address the unique needs and lifelong health challenges experienced by childhood cancer survivors and their families.

Working closely with leaders in Congress, federal agencies, industry, and the broader cancer community, we serve as a dedicated voice of children with cancer, families, and survivors in national debates on health care and cancer policy. We act as a catalyst to stimulate pediatric drug discovery and advance therapy development and to help ensure quality care for the nation’s 521,000 survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer.

Children’s Cancer Cause empowers survivors and families to become advocates for themselves and others by arming them with information, resources, and advocacy training. Our scholarship program includes an advocacy component that helps foster leadership skills in the next generation of childhood cancer survivors.

Programs and services provided by Children’s Cancer Cause include:

• Webinars: www.childrenscancercause.org/webinars
• Advocacy Toolkit to help new advocates get started: www.childrenscancercause.org/toolkit
• Kids Action Network (KAN) of empowered grassroots advocates: www.childrenscancercause.org/kan
• Surveys and focus groups to help inform our policy work and amplify the voice of kids with cancer on issues such as drug development and the pandemic’s impact: www.childrenscancercause.org/blog/aya-financial-strain• Legislative Action Center to contact Members of Congress on issues affecting kids with cancer: www.childrenscancercause.org/actioncenter
• College Scholars Program offering scholarships to childhood cancer survivors: www.childrenscancercause.org/scholars