03/05/2015
Every time I do Childhood Cancer research I learn more and more. My goal is to help others to want to get involved by spreading the seriousness of this disease. Although it's truths that nobody wants to face - it is the only way to make a difference. When I started my journey for awareness I only knew a few facts about the type of Cancer had. Now I could tell you a little bit about many different types that children I've come in contact with which makes me more and more eager to get the word out there. 👇
Please join me in spreading awareness for kids everywhere in hopes to raise funding for research and medical treatments! 👇 Mortality Associated with Childhood cancer
▪cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 15 in the United States.
▪1 in 5 children diagnosed with cancer will die within 5-years
▪1 in 3 children diagnosed with cancer will not live-out a normal life-span (excess mortality)
▪Some pediatric brain tumors, such as brain stem gliomas and pontine gliomas, are terminal upon diagnosis and no new protocols have been developed in 30 years.
▪Many pediatric cancers, including neuroblastoma and disseminated medulloblastoma, are terminal upon progression or recurrence.
▪The average age of death for a child with cancer is 8, causing a child to lose 69 years of expected life.
▪More children die of cancer every year than adults died in 9/11.
▪Childhood cancers affect more potential patient-years of life than any other cancer except breast and lung cancer.
▪cancer kills more children than AIDs, asthma, diabetes, cystic fibrosis and congenital anomalies combined.
