• Each day, 46 children are diagnosed with cancer in the U.S.
• One in every 330 American children develop cancer before the age of 20.
• Each year in the U.S. over 12,600 children will be diagnosed with cancer.
• Childhood cancer is the #1 disease killer of American children - more than asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis, congenital anomalies, and AIDS, combined.
• Treatment of childhood cancer is intense and typically involves: surgery-radiation-chemotherapy
• There are currently more than 270,000 childhood cancer survivors in the U.S.
• Late effects of childhood cancer treatment are common in survivors, and approximately one-third are moderate to severe.
  • Neuro-cognitive deficits (often loss of 10-50 IQ points)
  • Heart failure
  • Pulmonary fibrosis
  • Treatment-induced secondary cancers
  • Cataracts
  • Hearing loss
  • Endocrine abnormalities
  • Loss of health care coverage (pre-existing condition when they reach adulthood)
• Although cure rates are steadily increasing, 35% of children will die.
• In Dallas, nearly 200 children are newly diagnosed with cancer annually at Children's Medical Center alone, with more than 400 children receiving therapy at any given time.
• Scientists still do not know the exact causes of most cancers.
  

CCF is dedicated to providing the necessary funding for life-saving research and treatment programs that will lead to a cure for childhood cancer. Out ultimate goal is to fund curative treatment for every child with cancer, with fewer side effects and a greater chance of a normal life after cancer treatment. We can only achieve this with your help.

Most Common Childhood Cancers
Leukemia Lymphoma Brain tumor Neuroblastoma Wilms tumor		Germ Cell tumor Embryonal tumor Bone and soft tissue Sarcoma