Our campaign idea of #whenIWasYoung stems from a drawing by a little girl called Mae, who is currently receiving ongoing chemotherapy treatment on the children’s cancer ward at Yangon Children’s Hospital, Myanmar (see campaign photo).This young girl, sees a future free of cancer and dreams of one day becoming a ballerina. Unfortunately, the likelihood of Mae fulfilling her dream is very uncertain, as survival rates for childhood cancer in the developing world are as low as 10%. This is in stark contrast to the developed world, where as result of medical advances, survival rates are around 80%. World Child Cancer believes this inequality should not exist and instead we believe that every child, no matter where they live in the world, should be given the best opportunity to fulfil their ambitions and dreams.  

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