Encouraging All Cancer Survivors
Empowering Caregivers
Exalting the Memory of Loved Ones
Who We Are
The Cancer Awareness Network for Children, Inc. (CAN) is a program birthed out of the pain and frustration of my siblings and I as we witnessed our mother’s untimely demise to cancer.As such, we decided to use our frustration and pain to help others. In 1997 we co-founded the Cancer Awareness Network for Children Inc., a non-profit 501© 3 organization. The “for children” portion of the title in our name reflects my siblings and I as we searched for answers amongst the devastation we experienced. For the past twenty-three years, the CAN has served the community hosting annual quarterly free workshop luncheons at local churches and
community centers throughout the Birmingham metropolitan area.
Programs
Caregivers
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Educational Workshops
Survivors Stories
Help In The Fight Against Cancer
Cancer Awareness Network would like to thank all of our participants and donors for the 6th Annual Colors of Cancer 5K. The event was a huge success. We look forward to seeing everyone next year. The race results are posted below.
Testimonials
As a younger adult (37 yrs) afflicted with breast cancer, I determined immediately that "I would
live and not die" just as said in the Bible by my Lord. It took an informative and prayerful
decision to have the procedure I decided upon; that was the removal of both breast (bi-lateral
a mastectomy) and partial hysterectomy. I thank God for His guidance and courage to do what I
needed to be done; it was the path for My healing.
It is no longer an illness we have to fear. We no longer have to associate this affliction with death. We must first become knowledgeable of this illness that is growing so fast around us. I am so thankful to Cancer Awareness Network for Children, Inc. for "Cutting Away the Fears". These ladies are committed to being proactive and not just reactive to a disease that is intruding upon our lives. It is the idea of becoming familiar with the disease that "cuts away the fears" associated with the illness, and once familiar, you learn how to properly give it the attention it is due; whether it be medically, coping mechanism or just support. Once we acknowledge that Christ
LaNese Boyd Birmingham, AL It is no longer an illness we have to fear. We no longer have to associate this affliction with death. We must first become knowledgeable of this illness that is growing so fast around us. I am so thankful to Cancer Awareness Network for Children, Inc. for "Cutting Away the Fears". These ladies are committed to being proactive and not just reactive to a disease that is intruding upon our lives. It is the idea of becoming familiar with the disease that "cuts away the fears" associated with the illness, and once familiar, you learn how to properly give it the attention it is due; whether it be medically, coping mechanism or just support. Once we acknowledge that Christ
I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1975 and was told that I would not be able tto have children. At that time I told the doctors they do what they had to do and God will do the rest. Since then I've had 4 children. In 2006 I lost my sister to cancer. Cancer Awareness Network for Children, Inc. was there at that time to help me and my family come together and work through our healing process.
Loretta Scott-Dial Birmingham, AL 
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