Category Archives: Childhood Cancer
How is Childhood Cancer Different from Adult Cancer?
Cancer can strike at any age, from infancy through adulthood. But the cancers that affect children are unique in several key ways. Here’s a breakdown…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Gabriel S.
Meet Gabriel, a forever one year old atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (ATRT) warrior. At six months old, Gabriel was at a check up when the…
The Pop Tab Kid Raises Awareness
Grayson is helping kids with cancer by raising awareness! In October 2014, Grayson was airlifted to Minneapolis for emergency surgery. At that time, the family…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Ariana C.
Meet Ariana, a 15 year old Stage 3 Hodgkin’s Lymphoma survivor! Ariana was almost 13 when she started having fevers of 103.5 accompanied with…
Girl Scout Writes Radiation Therapy Book Targeted to Kids
After Giovanna’s mother was diagnosed with breast cancer she started radiation therapy as treatment. Giovanna knew that she wanted to help kids and their families…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Ava Paige
Meet Ava, a 16 year old acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) warrior. Ava is a singer/songwriter based in Nashville, TN. ACCO featured Ava in our Circle…
Cancer in Teens and Young Adults
Teens and young adults are a unique population of cancer patients. They commonly get different cancers than children and older adults, their cancers behave differently,…
Amazon + ACCO and Gold Ribbon Hero Elizabeth wins National 4-H Award for Childhood Cancer Advocacy
Amazon + ACCO’s Ambassador Elizabeth is on a mission to help raise childhood cancer awareness and she’s making great strides. In early October, Elizabeth…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Irene
Meet Irene, a Ewing’s Sarcoma survivor! The story detailed below is an account written by Irene. When I was 20 years old, I was living…
Gold Ribbon Hero: Abigail M.
Meet Abigail, an acute promyelocytic leukemia survivor with a magnetic personality. Abigail began her cancer journey in September of 2016 at 14 years old. In…