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Close to 75% of children diagnosed with cancer
can ultimately be cured! |
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Childhood leukemia once was a most
dreaded disease that meant almost certain death for a child diagnosed
with it. Today, thanks to advances in research and medical treatments,
over 80% of childhood leukemia patients survive! |
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The “rate of survival”
for children with cancer has improved over the years more than
for any other age group due to the successes in pediatric oncology
research! |
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Even with the amazing progress in
recent years, childhood cancer is responsible for killing more
children and teenagers every year than any other disease! |
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One person out of every 330 will develop cancer
before age 20! |
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Each day, 46 children are diagnosed
with cancer. |
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Although cure rates are steadily
increasing, 35% of children cancer patients will die. |
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Cancer remains the number one disease
killer of children; more than genetic anomalies, cystic
fibrosis, and AIDS combined. |
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In 2006 approximately 9,500 new cases of pediatric cancer occurred in children between the ages of infancy through 15. |
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Among ethnic groups, white children are most likely to develop cancer. |
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Childhood cancer is not a single disease, but rather many different types that fall into 12 major categories. Common adult cancers are extremely rare in children, yet many cancers are almost exclusively found in children. |
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Childhood Cancers are cancers that primarily affect children, teens, and young adults. When cancer strikes children and young adults it affects them differently than it would an adult. |
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On the average, 12,500 children and adolescents in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer each year. |
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On the average, 1 in every 4 elementary school has a child with cancer. The average high school has two students who are a current or former cancer patient. |
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