Every year 12,000 kids are diagnosed with cancer and nearly 2,000 children under 19 die from cancer. Sadly, only one new drug has been approved to combat childhood cancer since 1980 while more than 50 new drugs have been approved to fight adult cancers. During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we want you to join us in our fight to raise awareness and funds for more research.
Cancer is the number one disease killer of children and kills more children per year than cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, asthma and AIDS combined. Yet the budget of the National Cancer Institute allocates only 3% of its funds to pediatric cancer research. Therefore, funding relies on the efforts of organizations like TeamConnor.
1 in 330 children have a chance of getting some type of cancer between the ages of newborn and 21. Among the 12 major types of childhood cancers, leukemias (blood cell cancers) and cancers of the brain and central nervous system account for more than half of the new cases. About one-third of childhood cancers are leukemias.
