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A few stats:
- Cancer is diagnosed each year in about 175,000 children ages 14 and under worldwide.
- Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease past infancy for U.S. children.
- However, thanks to better therapies, more than 80% of U.S. childhood cancer patients now become long-term survivors.
- Survival rates can vary depending on the type of cancer.
- About 420,000 childhood cancer survivors live in the U.S., with many more around the world.
Childhood Cancer…it seem like just a statistic until it hits your family!