ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp will declare September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Georgia during a ceremony at the State Capitol on Wednesday morning.

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Before the proclamation signing, the Georgia Pediatric Cancer Plan Task Force will unveil the Georgia Pediatric Action Plan, a key component of the state’s broader Cancer Plan. The initiative aims to improve awareness, quality of care, early detection, and survivorship support for children with cancer.

The nine-member task force, created by the Georgia Cancer Control Consortium, includes Co-Chairs Dean Crowe, founder and CEO of the Sandy Springs–based Rally Foundation for Childhood Cancer Research, and Mike Henry, advocacy director for the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation in Kennesaw. Other members represent communit

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