Statistics
Support The Children
Government/Corporate Role
Support The Family
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The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) federal budget was $4.6 BILLION. Of that breast cancer received 12%, prostate cancer received 7% and only 3% goes toward Pediatric Cancer research. Thats 3% of ALL kinds of Pediatric Cancers combined!
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The American Cancer Society spends less than 70 cents for each 100 dollars raised on childhood cancer.
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Pharmaceutical companies fund over 50% of adult cancer research, but virtually nothing for children.
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Parents show distress and marital conflict within the year after diagnosis
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Even with insurance coverage, a family will have out-of pocket expenses of about $40,000 per year, not including travel.
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An estimated 80 million people have insufficient health insurance to cover the costs of a catastrophic illness, such as childhood cancer. It is estimated that as many as 50% of families with children battling cancer will be forced to file bankruptcy!
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1 in 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer
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Every school day 46 children are diagnosedor 15,780 children per year are expected to be diagnosed with cancer
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Childhood cancer is not one disease – there are 16 major types of pediatric cancers and over 100 subtypes.
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On average, about 17% of children die within 5 years of diagnosis. Among those children that survive to five years from diagnosis, 18% will die within 30 years of diagnosis.
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80% of children have metastasized cancer at the time of their diagnosis. At diagnosis, only 20% of adults with cancer show evidence that the disease has spread or metastasized
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There are 15 children diagnosed with cancer for every one child diagnosed with pediatric AIDS. Yet, the U.S. invests approximately $595,000 for research per victim of pediatric AIDS and only $20,000 for each victim of childhood cancer