'CHOC' raises awareness for International Childhood Cancer Day

Relebogile had a chat with Carl Queiros - CEO at The Childhood Cancer Foundation (CHOC) about raising awareness for International Childhood Cancer Day. Today is International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD). This day was started as a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children with cancer, survivors, and their families. In developed countries, childhood cancer has a survival rate reaching between 70% and 80% and in South Africa, the rate is only at about 50% CHOC is the only organisation in South Africa that provides nationwide physical and psychosocial support to children with cancer and other life-threatening blood disorders and their families.