Cancer claims the lives of more children annually than any other disease

Our foundation is not about one child or one type of

pediatric cancer
. It is about changing the facts of

pediatric cancer
for the better, forever. Important statistics to know:

• Cancer claims the lives of more children annually than any other disease ” more than asthma, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis & AIDS combined.
• 46 children per day are diagnosed with cancer totaling nearly 13,000 new cases per year.
• Cure rates have improved dramatically and advances in childhood cancer research has provided seminal insights into the cancer problem in general. Today, 4 out 5 children diagnosed with cancer can be cured.
• While long-term goals for the

pediatric cancer
community will focus on securing more federal funding for childhood cancer research (more than the 1-2% of the National Cancer Institute budget that is current expended), philanthropy plays a critical and essential role in the ongoing battle against childhood cancer.