World Cancer Day 2026: Let's beat cancer through education!

Bring Cord Blood Education to Your Community!

February 4th is World Cancer Day 2026!

Save the Cord Foundation is proud to celebrate World Cancer Day each year through various initiatives to expand cord blood education via patient stories and innovative outreach:

Patient Story featuring Steve Buechler:  
To better understand why cord blood is so critical in the fight against cancer, we always recommend meeting someone who has had a cord blood transplant. We invite you to meet Steve Buechler who beat cancer thanks to cord blood! Read Steve's story here.

Innovative Outreach: 
Bring cord blood education to your classroom and community. Register for free access to Cord Blood in the Classroom. Cord Blood in the Classroom (free, open to all) launched in November 2024 as an integral part of our sister website, Next Generation - Cord Blood, which provides key educational tools for teachers leading secondary and university classrooms. This unique program allows students to learn the basics of cord blood collection and transplantation for cancer patients and more. 

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Patient Story

Cord blood stem cells have been used since 1988 to treat patients in need of a stem cell transplant.

The most common use of cord blood is for fighting cancer.

Steve is one of more than 60,000 patients to date who have received a cord blood transplant. 

​Meet Steve and discover his story . . .

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How did it start?

"I had no symptoms and no clue that I had cancer. I simply went to my annual physical exam where my doctor ordered a routine complete blood count. It revealed that my white blood cell count was dangerously low. He referred me to a hematologist who did a bone marrow biopsy that found acute myeloid leukemia with 50% blasts in my bloodstream. If not for that annual physical exam, I would have become a lot sicker before I was diagnosed and treated. Then came multiple hospital stays for induction chemotherapy, consolidation chemotherapy, and a double umbilical cord blood stem cell transplant. My treatment was successful and I remain cancer almost ten years later. This was the best possible outcome for which I am profoundly grateful."  Read the rest of Steve's story here.

Read Steve's Story*

*By clicking the link above, you will be
​directed to the official website for World Cancer Day ( www.WorldCancerDay.org ).

Innovative Outreach

How can education fight cancer? Answer: Cord Blood is Unique!

Simply put, we need a global effort to improve cancer treatments. Cord blood has UNIQUE properties. It has the potential to be a smarter, easier and healthier treatment for cancer patients around the globe. However, we are facing an uphill battle. . . too few people know about cord blood stem cells. A lack of awareness has led to a lack of funding and limited usage. We are trying to change that one school at a time, one young person at a time. 

How can you help? Answer: Bring this program to your classroom, your community!

We invite you to bring Cord Blood in the Classroom to your school or community as part of the February 4th, World Cancer Day, celebrations. No prior knowledge is necessary. It is easy to use -- click & play. 
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• Ideal for secondary / university students
• No prior knowledge necessary
• Easy click & play lesson
• Interactive games including an online Escape Room​

Go to Cord Blood in the Classroom*

*By clicking the link above, you will be directed to Cord Blood in the Classroom, hosted on our website www.NextGenerationCordBlood.org Cord Blood in the Classroom is a FREE program. Registration is required for full access.

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