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  • 46 Children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer every day.
  • One in every 330 children will develop cancer by age 20.
  • Cancer takes the lives of more than ALL other childhood diseases combined.
  • Childhood cancer occurs regularly, randomly and spares no ethnic group. Socioeconomic class or geographic region.
  • Chemotherapy can last over three years for these children.
  • There is a proven correlation between the time a parent spends with their sick child and the child's recovery and survival.  This is not to say a child will recover as a result of a parent's presence, but it has a significant influence on how they accept and react to the cancer treatment. 
  • It is often impossible to sustain an adequate income while providing the care required for a child suffering from cancer. 
  • Children with cancer, and their families, frequently experience extended hospital stays, sometimes as long as six months or more. 
  • Life after cancer treatment often consists of continued support while treating side effects caused by chemotherapy such as cognitive learning problems, diabetes, loss of bone density, hearing loss, sterility, obesity and more.
  • Although the five-year survival rate is steadily increasing, one quarter of children will die five years from the time of diagnosis.
  • An average of 12,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States.
  • Each year, 3,000 children die of cancer
  • Research has improved cure rates, but not enough.
  • Due to progressive treatments, the majority of children with cancer will grow up to adulthood and live a normal lifespan.