Childhood Cancer Awareness at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia: Meet Callum
Callum is a 14-year-old cancer patient at the Cancer Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). He's fighting lymphoma, a common cancer of the lymph system. CHOP chose Callum to be a Childhood Cancer Awareness Month spokesperson and an ambassador for its largest annual fundraiser, the Four Seasons Parkway Run & Walk, because of he doesn't let cancer wipe the smile off his face.
In 2013, more than 10,000 children will be diagnosed with cancer, and about 1,500 will die from their disease. And although survival rates for many childhood cancers have improved dramatically over the past few decades, cancer is still the second leading cause of death in children.
Clinical trials for childhood cancer are among the fastest and safest ways to find treatments that work against these diseases. Philanthropic support is critical to funding ongoing research by our childhood cancer experts, and helping cover the costs of enrolling children on experimental therapies.
Watch as Callum and his mom tell the world why they want to give back to CHOP, and spread the word about the need for childhood cancer research funding.
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