Today, despite amazing research progress Cancer is still the number one killer of children by disease. It is the second leading cause of all childhood deaths exceeded only by accidents.
Each year in the US over 12,400 children are diagnosed with cancer
One in 330 children will develop cancer before the age of 20.
On average, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer every day in the United States.
3 of 5 survivors will develop another cancer, chronic or life threatening illness before they are adults.
Every year cancer kills 3000 children more than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies, and pediatric AIDS combined.
Only about 20% of adults with cancer show evidence that the disease has spread to distant sites on the body at diagnosis yet 80% of children are diagnosed with advanced disease.
In the past 20 years only one new cancer drug has been approved for pediatric use.
The incidence of childhood cancer is increasing. The cause of this is unknown.
Pediatric funding is nominal in comparison to other more publicized diseases such as pediatric AIDS, juvenile diabetes, or adult cancers.
Only 3 % of the budget from the National Cancer Institute goes towards Pediatric Cancer research. (That's 3 % for ALL kinds of Pediatric Cancers combined!)
Most adult cancers result from lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, occupation, and exposure to cancer-causing agents. The cause of most childhood cancers is unknown.
Approximately 70% of children with cancer participate in research trials compared to only 3% of adult cancer patients. As a result, many of the advances in adult cancer treatments are due to breakthroughs in childhood cancer research.
The government recently CUT the budget for Childhood Cancer research.
As a nation, we spend $14 BILLION per year on the space program, but only $35 MILLION on childhood cancer research per year.
The symbol for childhood cancer is the gold ribbon.Please help increase the awareness of childhood cancer. Childhood cancer needs more funding and better treatment options.
Many children will have to deal with the permanent side effect of cancer treatment for the rest of their life, and way to many parents suffer the tragic loss of their precious children to cancer.
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