BWS Awareness Day

Today, we’ve seen voices from around the world come together 🌍💚💛

Every share.
Every comment.
Every conversation.

It all matters.

Thank you for being part of bringing awareness to Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome 💚

One of the most important things to know about BWS:

Early monitoring saves lives.

Simple screenings in childhood can detect risks early—
and change outcomes completely.

Awareness isn’t just information—
it’s protection 💚

ALSF supports the BWS community through childhood cancer research and BWS specific research.

Your donation makes a direct impact.

$50 = 1 hour of research

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April is National Cancer Control Month, a time to focus on improving survival rates for children with cancer.

The facts:
🍋Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children in the U.S.
🍋 10–18% of childhood cancers are linked to an inherited genetic predisposition.

Advances in genetic testing are helping doctors identify cancer risks earlier—so families can get the monitoring, prevention strategies, and care they need.

🍋Most families don’t know until after diagnosis that their child has a predisposition. Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation-funded researchers are working to change that by studying how early screening could make a difference: alexslemonade.org/where-money-goes/research/newborn-screening-early-childhood-cancer-predisposition-syndromes

This month, let’s continue to spread awareness, support families, and fund the research needed to treat childhood cancer more effectively.