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Montevideo, July 20th 2025 - 06:34 UTC

Tag: Childhood Cancer

  • Friday, July 4th 2025 - 23:26 UTC

    Fundraising teen pilot detained in Chilean Antarctica

    From social influencer to detainee in Antarctica, Guo’s future remains unclear

    Ethan Guo, a 19-year-old pilot and social media influencer, has been detained on King George Island, Antarctica, after a failed attempt to complete a solo flight across all seven continents to raise US$1 million for childhood cancer research.

  • Monday, October 1st 2018 - 08:47 UTC

    WHO kicks off global initiative to treat children with cancer

    Cancer is a leading cause of death for children, with 300 000 new cases diagnosed each year among children aged 0-19 years

    WHO has announced a new effort - the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer - with the aim of reaching at least a 60% survival rate for children with cancer by 2030, thereby saving an additional one million lives. This new target represents a doubling of the global cure rate for children with cancer.