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Public service awareness
The signs can be small. The impact can be anything but.
Look closer. See the whole child. Move the research forward.
Childhood cancer affects more than a child's health. This September, learn about persistent changes worth discussing, understand the realities families can face, and see how public awareness connects to Kiona Foundation's research mission.
This information supports awareness and conversations with trusted healthcare professionals. It is not a diagnostic tool or medical advice.
Know the signs
Look closer at changes that persist.
Some early signs of childhood cancer can resemble common illnesses or injuries. Awareness starts with noticing persistent or unusual changes and discussing concerns with a healthcare professional.
Persistent fatigue
Recurring fevers
A limp that does not go away
A persistent headache
Important: One symptom alone does not indicate cancer. These changes often have other causes. If a change is persistent, unusual, worsening, or concerning, speak with your child's healthcare professional.
Sources: National Cancer Institute, Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment; National Cancer Institute, Symptoms of Cancer; and National Health Service, Limping in Children.
More than treatment
A diagnosis can reshape everyday life.
Treatment is only one part of the experience. Families may also navigate changes to school, routines, finances, relationships, and the practical realities of caring for a child.
Financial Navigation
Kiona Foundation helps families understand and navigate practical and financial challenges that can accompany care.
Family Support
Kiona Foundation connects families with resources and support while everyday life changes around treatment.
Education Continuity
Kiona Foundation helps keep learning, connection, and a child's relationship with school in the picture when care disrupts routine.
Questions or support
Connect the message to what your family needs.
If you are looking for financial navigation, family support, education continuity, or information about the campaign, contact Kiona Foundation. We will help you identify the right next step.
If your email app does not open, write to contact@kionafoundation.org with the subject Move the Research Forward Inquiry.
When you look closer
You see the child beyond the diagnosis.
You see the symptoms worth asking about, the family adapting outside the hospital, and why awareness must include the full experience, not only treatment.
You see the signs.
You see the child.
You see the family.
You see more than treatment.
Move the research forward
Awareness opens the door. Research carries the work forward.
Kiona Foundation's research work is anchored in pharmacognosy and advances novel botanical drug discovery through the FDA Botanical Drug Development pathway.
The Foundation's research direction includes endogenous cannabinoid system modulation and KF-ECS-2025, which is undergoing independent IRB reconstitution.
Turn awareness into action
Choose what you can do today.
Learn, share the public service awareness message, or support One Ribbon, One Movement through the Foundation's live campaign.
