Sometimes Statistics Don't Lie

Every day 46 children will be diagnosed with cancer.
That is almost two classrooms full in most elementary schools

30,000 - 40,000 children are being treated for pediatric cancer.
That is enough to fill many arenas or stadiums.

The average age for an adult being diagnosed with cancer is 66.
The average age of a child being diagnosed with cancer is 6.
That is the age when most children are entering 1st grade.

80% of children have advanced stage cancer when diagnosed.
20% of adult patients show evidence that the cancer has spread.
That means most children face an uphill battle from the start.

Most children are treated with smaller doses of adult drugs.
Only 1 new pediatric cancer drug has been approved in 20 years.
Current pediatric cancer therapies carry significant side-effects.
60% of pediatric survivors face another cancer or serious illness.

Every four hours a child will die from pediatric cancer.
Only 75% of pediatric cancer patients are cured within 5 years.
That means that one out of every four children lose their battle.

Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease for children.
It kills more kids than asthma, influenza, juvenile diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined.