References & Resources
FACTS ABOUT CHILDHOOD CANCER:
47 children per day - or 17,293 children per year - are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in the United States.
Childhood cancer is not one disease – there are more than 12 major types of pediatric cancers and over 100 subtypes.
Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease among children. Worldwide, 100,000 children lose their lives every year to cancer.
Only six drugs have been approved in the first instance for use in children. This is compared with hundreds of drugs that have been developed and approved for adults.
Despite numerous clinical trials, a diagnosis of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is typically terminal, with only 10% of DIPG patients surviving for even two years after diagnosis.
More than 95% of childhood cancer survivors will have a significant health related issue by the time they are 45 years of age; these health related issues are side-effects of either the cancer or more commonly, the result of its treatment.
Source: Coalition Against Childhood Cancer (CAC2)
