SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) — The Vocies Against Cancer Initiative holds it’s inaugural event on July 9th. The Initiative’s goal is to raise funds and awareness for the fight against cancer, with an emphasis towards childhood cancer and childhood cancer research. According to cancer.gov, pediactric cancer is a term used to describe cancers that occur between birth and 14 years of age. Pediatric cancers are very rare and may differ from adult cancers in the way they grow and spread, how they are treated, and how they respond to treatment. The most common types of pediatric cancer are leukemia, brain and spinal cord tumors, lymphoma, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumor (a type of kidney cancer), retinoblastoma, and cancers of the bone and soft tissue.
Dr. Lou George, oral Surgeon with Siouxland Oral Surgery, is co-founder of the group and spoke with Bill Zortman on today’s It’s You Business. He says they raise funds through putting on comic conventions with celebrity and voice actor appearances. All money from door entry, autographs, photo ops, and musical performances, goes toward our charity we’re supporting for the year. This year’s recipient will be the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and Ian’s Thumbs Up FUNd. Pediatric cancer is deadly and expensive to treat. To find out how you can help, click here.
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