About childhood cancer
Cancer is the leading cause of disease related death past toddler age among children in the United States.
In 2014, it is estimated that 15,780 children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 years will be diagnosed with cancer and 1,960 will die of the disease in the United States.
Leukemia is the most common cancer in children and teens.
The most common childhood cancer leading to death between the ages 0-20 is leukemia.
In the USA, 10 kids under the age of 14 were diagnosed with leukemia today. A child dies every single day from this disease.
Most drugs used for childhood cancer treatments are decades old. (Chris was treated with Methotrexate (1950), Thalidomide (1957), Etoposide (1966) and Cyclosporine (1972)).
Drug companies provide 50% of funding for adult cancer research, but none for childhood cancer.
Source: www.cancer.gov
In 2014, it is estimated that 15,780 children and adolescents ages 0 to 19 years will be diagnosed with cancer and 1,960 will die of the disease in the United States.
Leukemia is the most common cancer in children and teens.
The most common childhood cancer leading to death between the ages 0-20 is leukemia.
In the USA, 10 kids under the age of 14 were diagnosed with leukemia today. A child dies every single day from this disease.
Most drugs used for childhood cancer treatments are decades old. (Chris was treated with Methotrexate (1950), Thalidomide (1957), Etoposide (1966) and Cyclosporine (1972)).
Drug companies provide 50% of funding for adult cancer research, but none for childhood cancer.
Source: www.cancer.gov
