Pediatric Cancer Research Funding Critical to Save Lives
Community • Jun 2nd 22 • Comment

About Childhood Cancer
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Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in children
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Every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer
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The average age of children diagnosed is six
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More than 40,000 children undergo treatment for cancer each year
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There are approximately 375,000 adult survivors of children’s cancer in the United States
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All pediatric cancers combined receive less than 4% of federal funding for cancer research
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