World Childhood Cancer Day was launched 22 years ago to raise awareness of the disease in children and young people. A lot has happened since then, especially when it comes to therapies and the associated chances of recovery after a diagnosis: Today, 80% of children with newly diagnosed diagnoses have a good chance of recovery.

But actually every day is World Childhood Cancer Day. The Juno Children’s Cancer Aid Foundation works with many other partners every day to ensure that children and young people with cancer receive the best possible care. This also includes sports and exercise therapy, which offers young patients not only fun and variety but also physical fitness and better chances of recovery. Our foundation, which is financed 100% through donations, supports sports programs for children and young people suffering from cancer.

We are also committed to ensuring that child cancer research takes place at the highest level and that our vision becomes reality: all children suffering from cancer can be cured. Help us! Join us to take action against childhood cancer. Today and every day.

Beautiful July sunshine perfectly lit the exercise garden of the pediatric clinic in Mainz. Here, the team from the Juno Children’s Cancer Aid is shooting parts of its first film this week. We are supported by our ambassador and moderator Katja, the filmmaker Kai, his assistant Jan, and the clinic team, who keep the doors and opportunities open for us on the days of shooting. Full of zest for action, we take big and small movie stars in front of the lens.

Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in September is what we are shooting for. What exactly, is not revealed yet. Just this much: it will be sporty and interactive. To show Juno from its best side, the film experts will withdraw after the recording and work with us in peace and quiet. We will create various clips that will be shown on the digital Juno channels. From September they will be available for everyone to see. We are excited and look forward to the result!

At this point we would like to thank the entire film team, who does this first-class and valuable work pro bono for us. Thank you very much!!!

You might think so with the children on the pediatric oncology ward at Unimedizin Mainz, because they were given little Easter bunnies and lambs in the form of fluffy cuddly toys.

The team from Joyset are the ones who came up with this happy surprise. Shortly before the turn of the year, customers were able to donate to the campaign via their portal, and distribution began just in time for spring. The visitor duo from Joyset took care of that themselves, making the day a little cosier for the kids on the ward and those who were in the clinic for outpatient appointments.

We would like to say a big thank you to the Joyset team for their visit in Mainz and for this creative campaign. Now Easter can really come!

The sun is showing up more often again. With spring approaching, more runners like to intensify their training.

A fun run, preferably outside in the fresh air, and doing something good for your body and for a good cause at the same time… We are now calling on all running enthusiasts and those who would like to be inspired: arrange a charity run in favor of Stiftung Juno!

No matter whether young or old, slow or fast, whether club, college, school, community, circle of friends, neighbors or family – organizing and holding a charity run welds people together, is fun and is also for a good cause.

How it works? Here we have summarized tips about the Juno charity run for institutions that work with children.

Of course, groups of adults can also participate. We are happy about every big and no matter how small commitment. Because exercise is good for all of us, both healthy and sick people. That is why the Juno Foundation finances sports and exercise therapy for children and young people with cancer.

Use your muscle power and be active against childhood cancer.

Distraction from the daily grind at hospital is always welcome among young cancer patients. This is where sports therapy comes in. Some pediatric oncology centers offer personalised exercise therapy, which is often financed through charitable organisations rather than health care providers – despite its positive effect on the chances of recovery.

One of the research studies that Stiftung Juno Kinderkrebshilfe supports, aims to make young patients stronger for fighting childhood cancer, and to show that exercise training has remarkable effects on successful cancer treatment.

In order to make the effects of regular exercise measurable, periodic sports tests are carried out with the children who take part in the current study. For example, an increase in performance and other parameters is checked and documented. The sports tests, which are carried out by the sports therapists with whom the children are familiar, can sometimes be exhausting. It is all the more motivating for the kids to know that they can then choose a gift from the surprise box after the session. Games, books and puzzles can be found here, which in turn lead to distraction from everyday hospital life.

 “The children are happy when they have completed their tasks and can take something from the box. There is something in there for everyone”

tells us one of the sports therapists.

In another children’s oncology center, the toys are used in the playroom. Here, too, they ensure fun and motivation. Some games are introduced into the sports therapy units to loosen them up in a playful way.

We are pleased to put a smile on the little patients’ faces and would like to thank Ravensburger for their generous donations.