儿童癌症宣传月

九月 27, 2008 by sofeng
Filed under: 人文 

Families, caregivers, charities and research groups across the United States are observing September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. In the U.S., over 12,000 children under the age of 21 are diagnosed with cancer every year, approximately 3,000 of them will not survive the disease. A diagnosis can turn the lives of a family upside down - days suddenly filled with alternating moments of courage, frustration, boredom, anxiety and pain. The objective of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month is to put a spotlight on the types of cancer that largely affect children, survivorship issues, and - importantly - to help raise funds for research groups working towards cures (links below images

九月,美国儿童癌症宣传月。家人,护工,慈善和研究组织正在照顾癌症儿童。在美国,每年超过12000名儿童被诊断为癌症患者。其中大约3000名只能等待死亡。

儿童癌症宣传月就是让公众知道什么样的癌症影响到现在的儿童。当然更重要的是募集资金来帮助研究组织解决问题。

Nathan Gentry, age 6, sits by a window overlooking New York City traffic on September 8, 2006. Nathan's mother: "We were in NYC consulting with the doctors there after Nathan's second relapse. He had much treatment in NYC in previous years and LOVED the city. He died about 10 months after this picture was taken. Part of the reason I treasure this photo is I can see his feet. I spent hours rubbing those feet while he had a very painful treatments." (© Susan Gentry, who asked for a link to the Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation) #

Nathan Gentry 6岁,2006年9月8号正通过一个窗户关望纽约城的一个街道。Nathan的妈妈:我们正在NYC与医生协商第二阶段的治疗。

Nathan在这个照片后10个月就死了。我保存这个照片的部分原因就是,我能看到它的脚。当他在治疗时,我都花几个小时的时间来按摩他的脚掌以减轻治疗的痛苦。


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