About 10,450 new cases of cancer and 1,350 cancer deaths occur among children ages 0-14 each year, and an estimated 380,000 people diagnosed between the ages of 0 and 19 are now living in the United States with a history of childhood cancer.
... because kids can't fight cancer alone
Since the founding of the American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) in 1970, the five-year survival rate of childhood cancer in the U.S. has risen to approximately 80 percent. This improvement in survival brings hope to tens of thousands of families whose children are treated for cancer each year. In spite of the progress, children continue to be treated with aggressive therapies including chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
Here are some more facts about childhood cancer from ACCO.
