Why the childhood cancer awareness month matters

September, better known as the Gold Month, is pivotal for everyone involved in the fight against childhood cancer. The Uganda Child Cancer Foundation, in collaboration with our partners at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), has spent August diligently planning how to raise awareness about childhood cancer in Uganda, the success stories, the challenges faced and how they can be addressed, and opportunities arising.

Being a childhood cancer survivor myself, this fight is deeply personal. My experience with cancer, during and after, is one that was full of trials, many realisations and…