About this campaign
Since our founding in 1970, ACCO has been at the forefront of advocating for childhood cancer research funding. Despite extensive successes at the federal level, research remains sorely underfunded.
In 2011, ACCO conducted an analysis of state-based comprehensive cancer control plans. We concluded that more than half of our nation?s states had no childhood cancer language included in their plans. These plans guide and coordinate efforts within the state to gather state-specific cancer incidence and mortality data, as well as identify and implement goals and strategies specific to address their cancer burden and needs. The majority of plans and associated state-based funding were focused primarily on adult cancer.
In 2016, ACCO asked a critical question: ?What about kids?? Since then, we have taken the lead to represent childhood cancer on state cancer working groups, as well as securing childhood cancer research funding at the state level. ACCO has joined over 40 state cancer control plans and is the only nationally-recognized organization specializing in childhood cancer to do so.
ACCO has proven that states play a critical role in overcoming the national disparity between adult and childhood cancer research, treatment, and support. This has only been possible through our donor-funded What About Kids?? advocacy initiative.
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Read about our progress here: https://www.acco.org/what-about-kids/
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