Drumthwacket, the Governor’s Official Residence in Princeton, illuminated in gold Monday evening September 21, 2015 to raise awareness about pediatric cancer. (Photo: NJ Office of Information Technology.)
Drumthwacket, the Governor’s Official Residence in Princeton, illuminated in gold Monday evening September 21, 2015 to raise awareness about pediatric cancer. The “Go-Gold” movement is being advanced by organizations such as Go4theGoal and The Make Some Noise: Cure Kids Cancer Foundation, two New Jersey-based non-profits recognized by First Lady Mary Pat Christie and the New Jersey Heroes Foundation for their work in providing resources to patients and families affected by childhood cancer.
According to the American Cancer Society, cancer is the second leading cause of death in children. Approximately 10,380 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2015.
Cancers that are most often diagnosed in children are different from those diagnosed in adults. The most common forms of cancer in children include: leukemia, brain and central nervous system tumors, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor, lymphoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, retinoblastoma and bone cancer (including osteosarcoma and Ewing Sarcoma).
For more information about the Go4theGoal visit go4thegoal.org. For more information about The Make Some Noise: Cure Kids Cancer Foundation, visit makenoise4kids.org.
