Childhood Cancer Facts

 - Childhood cancer is the #1 killer disease of our children, more than from asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies, and pediatric AIDS combined

- Every school day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer, the equivalent of two classrooms of students.

- 12,500 children are diagnosed with cancer each year.

- 1 in 330 children will be diagnosed with cancer before age 20

- Each year over 2,500 children die from cancer, over 40,000 are receiving treatment

- The incidence of childhood cancer has increased every year over the past 25 years

- Cancer treatment can cause serious side effects that may last a lifetime