FaCts on Kids & Cancer

FaCts

• Children with cancer and their families often experience extended hospital stays, sometimes as long as 4 months.
• Treatments and recovery are a process measured in years, not days or months.
• It is often impossible to sustain an adequate income while providing the care required for a child suffering from cancer.
• There is a proven correlation between the time a parent spends with their sick child and the child's recovery and survival rate.
• Survival rate for children over the last 20 years has doubled due to the latest technological advancements.

Statistics

The Tri-County Regional Cancer Registry conducts a study every four years documenting all childhood cancer studies from Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. This latest study was published October 2004, totaling 389 children with cancer. Since the last study, the total number of children diagnosed with cancer has risen by 35%.

Number of tri-counties girls currently diagnosed with cancer: 174 (Ventura - 97, Santa Barbara - 48, San Luis Obispo - 29)

Number of tri-counties boys currently diagnosed with cancer: 215 (Ventura - 122, Santa Barbara - 57, San Luis Obispo - 36)