Some Facts About Pediatric Cancer:

• Cancer is the leading disease killer in children under 21 years of age.
• A child in the U.S. has a 1 in 320 chance of being diagnosed with cancer.
• Less than 3% of federal cancer research funding goes to pediatric cancer.
• 12,000 - 14,000 children will be diagnosed with cancer this year in the US- globally about 250,000.
• Over a 10 year period, we loose 20-30,000 children to cancer in the US- a million world-wide.
• 80% of pediatric cancers have already metastasized by the time of diagnosis.
• Many pediatric cancers have treatment protocols which are 20 -30 years old
• Many children who survive pediatric cancer face long term treatment side effects and handicaps.

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