International Childhood Cancer Day 2021 - American Childhood Cancer Organization

International Childhood Cancer Day (ICCD) taking place on February 15th, 2021 is a global call to action in the fight against childhood cancer. Every day, more than 1,000 children are diagnosed with cancer somewhere in the world. Approximately 80% of the world’s children with cancer live in low-to-middle income countries where only 20% will survive. With survival rates greater than 80% in high-income countries, ACCO supports ICCD as we align with the World Health Organization’s Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer and the goal to cure 60% of the world’s children with cancer by 2030. The statistic for survival rates in the United States is demonstrated in this year's virtual handprint mural.

International Childhood Cancer Day 2021 reminds us that every child leaves a mark, both in our hearts and in the world. We are forever impacted by the lives of those children who are battling cancer, those who have battled it in the past, and those who are gone too soon. The data gathered from their diagnosis, treatment, and long term survivorship leaves its mark, as we advocate together for equitable access to quality care for all children with cancer, regardless of where they live in the world.

When selecting a handprint, please select a gold handprint in honor of a childhood cancer survivor or a navy handprint in memory of a childhood cancer fighter. By doing so, the mural will display the most recent survivorship statistic for children with cancer in the United States.