Childhood Cancer Facts
WEAR GOLD FOR THE KIDS!
A friend once told me about his little girl’s constant migraines. I suggested an MRI. He said, “Nah. What are the odds?”
All I could do is look at my daughter.
Jamie
CHILDHOOD CANCER FACTS
Childhood cancer is the #1 cause of disease related death for children
- Each school day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer
- One in 330 children will develop cancer by age 20
- Each year in the U.S. over 12,600 children are diagnosed with cancer
- Although the 5 year survival rate is steadily increasing, one quarter of children diagnosed with cancer will die 5 years from the time of diagnosis
- Cancer remains the number one disease killer of America’s children - more than Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Asthma and AIDS combined
- 80% of children have metastatic disease at time of diagnosis as compared to only 20% of adults
- There are currently more than 270,000 childhood cancer survivors in the U.S.
- Late effects of childhood cancer treatment are common in survivors, and approximately one-third are moderate to severe
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