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childhood Cancer 

Pediatric Cancer Awareness Ribbon
pediatric cancer patient

If you or someone you know is in immediate need of assistance, please call our Childhood Cancer Peer Support Line: 618.260.1818

1 in 11 families with a child diagnosed with cancer will file for bankruptcy. (3)

Childhood cancer is made up of 12 major diseases with over 100 subtypes. (2)

Around 9,910 Children in the US under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2023. (1)

2/3 of childhood cancer patients will have long lasting chronic conditions from the treatment they received. (2)

Only 4% of federal government cancer research goes toward pediatic cancer research (2)

1 in 6 kids with cancer will not survive. (2)

Most of the current standard treatments for pediatric cancer were approved 32 years ago (4)

(1) www.cancer.org, 2023. (2) www.pcrf-kids.org, 2023. (3) www.cannonballkidscancer.org, 2023 (4) www.nationalpcf.org

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