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Run to Kick (Kick Cancer)

Country

Belgium

2017-Ongoing

Aimed for

(01-03) Toddlers, (03-05) Preschoolers, (05-12) Children, (13-18) Adolescents

Type of partnership

Public-Private Partnership

Sectors

Community, Physical Activity & Sports

Innovation

Methodological

Aim

To promote physical activity and exercise in children with cancer and enhance their chance to improve treatment and find cure.

Outcome

Since 2019, KickCancer has financed part of the operating costs of the Belgian Society for Pediatric Hemato-Oncology (BSPHO), which coordinates and initiates the participation of the Belgian centers in international academic clinical trials. The Run to Kick programme has by 2025 2255 participants and 177 teams, with a collection of 416.128,00 €

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