We Must Do Better
Facts About Childhood Cancer
- Worldwide, a child is diagnosed with cancer every 2 min
- In the US, 43 kids are diagnosed every day (15,700 a year)
- 6 kids will die every day in the US from cancer
- Average years of life lost to cancer for a child – 71
- Average age at cancer diagnosis – 6
- Cancer is the number 1 cause of death by disease among children
- 1 in 285 kids in the US will be diagnosed with cancer by the age of 20
- 2/3 of childhood cancer patients will have long lasting, chronic conditions from treatment
- 35,000 kids are currently in treatment for cancer
- The most common cancers in children are (childhood) leukemia (32%), brain tumors (18%), and lymphomas (11%)
And the worst stat of them all is that even with all of the horrendous facts above, childhood cancer receives only 4% of U.S. federal funding for research. This is why we raise money to fund research grants…every dollar raised brings HOPE.
WE MUST DO BETTER – #morethan4