Childhood Cancer Facts

12%
of children diagnosed with cancer do not survive.
60%
of children cancer survivors suffer sever late-effects.
4%
of current Government funding goes to help fight childhood cancer.
~ Every day
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children are diagnosed with cancer.
~ There are approximately
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adult survivors of children’s cancer in the United States.
~ More than
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children undergo treatment for cancer each year.
~ After accidents, cancer is the second leading cause of death in children ages 1 to 14. About
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children under the age of 15 are expected to die from cancer in 2020.
~ About
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children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2020. Childhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades.
~ The average age of children diagnosed is
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