The bravery of children who have beaten or are fighting cancer, is to be recognised with this year’s launch of an annual award.<\/p>\n
Cancer Research UK, are calling for the friends and relatives of young cancer sufferers to nominate them for their Little Star Awards.<\/p>\n
Last year, 300 children across the UK received an award and this year, they are running for the eighth time.<\/p>\n
The charity is working with retailer TK Maxx, to give out a special trophy, a certificate signed by celebrities including Leona Lewis, Rihanna and The Jonas Brothers, with the first 300 applicants receiving a \u00a350 TK Maxx gift card.<\/p>\n
Spokesperson for Cancer Research UK, Martin McGlown said: \u201cThe progress we\u2019re seeing in children\u2019s cancer reflects years of research that has led to advances in treatment.\u00a0 Cancer Research UK has been at the heart of this progress.\u201d<\/p>\n
There is an estimated 26,000 childhood cancer survivors in Britain, with the odds of survival having improved slightly for some of them.<\/p>\n
Around 40 years ago, less than 40 per cent of children diagnosed with a lymphoma would live for more than five years.<\/p>\n
These days, nearly 90 per cent manage to beat the disease.<\/p>\n
An 80 per cent of children receiving treatment for leukaemia are now cured compared to less than 10 per cent in the late 1960s.<\/p>\n